Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority (UA) : Standard Industrial Classification (2007)

Standard Industrial Classification (2007)

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Year A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing B: Mining & quarrying C: Manufacturing D: Electricity, gas, steam etc E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt F: Construction G: Wholesale & retail trade H: Transport & storage I: Accommodation & catering J: Information & communication K: Financial & insurance L: Real estate activities. M: Professional, scientific & technical N: Administrative & support O: Public administration & defence P: Education Q: Human health & social work R, S, T, U: Other services
1841 8,793 Show data context 925 Show data context 17,469 Show data context 5 Show data context 17 Show data context 2,363 Show data context 1,778 Show data context 1,200 Show data context 555 Show data context 3 Show data context 22 Show data context 31 Show data context 149 Show data context 1,023 Show data context 466 Show data context 401 Show data context 170 Show data context 8,911 Show data context
1861 12,330 Show data context 1,785 Show data context 8,875 Show data context 20 Show data context 26 Show data context 2,293 Show data context 2,217 Show data context 2,685 Show data context 1,036 Show data context 37 Show data context 49 Show data context 488 Show data context 253 Show data context 272 Show data context 311 Show data context 550 Show data context 192 Show data context 5,173 Show data context
1881 8,878 Show data context 2,167 Show data context 9,250 Show data context 40 Show data context 12 Show data context 3,562 Show data context 2,452 Show data context 2,829 Show data context 714 Show data context 96 Show data context 136 Show data context 73 Show data context 384 Show data context 721 Show data context 959 Show data context 885 Show data context 312 Show data context 9,439 Show data context
1911 10,855 Show data context 869 Show data context 23,099 Show data context 333 Show data context 79 Show data context 4,618 Show data context 6,175 Show data context 6,440 Show data context 1,600 Show data context 256 Show data context 656 Show data context 0 Show data context 552 Show data context 1,965 Show data context 1,444 Show data context 1,218 Show data context 899 Show data context 12,927 Show data context
1931 8,470 Show data context 2,227 Show data context 21,278 Show data context 577 Show data context 163 Show data context 4,048 Show data context 9,948 Show data context 6,823 Show data context 2,223 Show data context 40 Show data context 928 Show data context 189 Show data context 831 Show data context 7 Show data context 3,202 Show data context 1,666 Show data context 1,351 Show data context 10,219 Show data context
1951 7,967 Show data context 1,802 Show data context 37,222 Show data context 1,395 Show data context 273 Show data context 11,490 Show data context 13,497 Show data context 8,684 Show data context 4,224 Show data context 0 Show data context 1,247 Show data context 0 Show data context 907 Show data context 0 Show data context 11,042 Show data context 2,041 Show data context 2,786 Show data context 5,535 Show data context
1971 2,780 Show data context 341 Show data context 59,241 Show data context 2,764 Show data context 254 Show data context 13,051 Show data context 19,737 Show data context 8,359 Show data context 3,895 Show data context 725 Show data context 2,701 Show data context 350 Show data context 3,134 Show data context 706 Show data context 8,793 Show data context 6,375 Show data context 4,947 Show data context 3,873 Show data context
2011 1,978 Show data context 459 Show data context 18,485 Show data context 845 Show data context 1,475 Show data context 10,220 Show data context 27,313 Show data context 6,779 Show data context 9,483 Show data context 4,993 Show data context 7,914 Show data context 2,127 Show data context 11,390 Show data context 7,504 Show data context 7,860 Show data context 15,373 Show data context 18,915 Show data context 7,025 Show data context
2021 2,148 Show data context 450 Show data context 16,022 Show data context 1,002 Show data context 1,413 Show data context 11,799 Show data context 27,328 Show data context 7,442 Show data context 8,995 Show data context 6,235 Show data context 7,482 Show data context 2,616 Show data context 12,321 Show data context 8,684 Show data context 8,323 Show data context 15,660 Show data context 23,537 Show data context 7,599 Show data context
Date Source
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 17 , 'Occupations of Males aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1881 Great Britain Historical GIS Project Computed from 1881 microdata
1911 1911 Census of England and Wales, Occupations Vol 1, Table 15 A, 'Grouped occupations of Males and Females aged 10 years and upwards, in Administrative Counties, County Boroughs, Metropolitan Boroughs, Urban Districts of which the population exceeded 5,000 persons, aggregates of other Urban Districts, and aggregates of Rural Districts; also proportion per 1,000 of unmarried, married, widowed, and of married and widowed women engaged in occupations, and proportion of female domestic servants to separate occupiers or families, 1911 - Males'
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 3 , 'Industries (condensed list) of Males and Females (exclusive of persons out of work)'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 3 , 'Industries (Orders and Selected Units) and Status Aggregates. Occupied Males and Females aged 15 and over', for 'Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD, NT'
1971 1971 Census of England and Wales, Economic activity County Leaflets, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex', for 'County, county boroughs, urban areas with populations of 50,000 or more, conurbation centres'
1991 Census of Population
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table KS605UK - Industry)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Industry (current)" (19 way))

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The National Statistics Socio-economic Classfication has been used by the census since 2001 "to measure the employment relations and conditions of occupations", replacing the earlier system of Socio-Economic Groups.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority (UA) through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 06th June 2026