Wiltshire Unitary Authority (UA) : Standard Industrial Classification (2007)

Standard Industrial Classification (2007)

Data cube chart.

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 32,671 Show data context 210 Show data context 17,475 Show data context 9 Show data context 15 Show data context 4,657 Show data context 2,650 Show data context 1,332 Show data context 802 Show data context 6 Show data context 36 Show data context 68 Show data context 240 Show data context 1,300 Show data context 580 Show data context 671 Show data context 367 Show data context 12,845 Show data context
1861 35,991 Show data context 398 Show data context 18,356 Show data context 51 Show data context 42 Show data context 5,243 Show data context 3,778 Show data context 1,646 Show data context 1,609 Show data context 21 Show data context 30 Show data context 779 Show data context 395 Show data context 277 Show data context 680 Show data context 1,216 Show data context 566 Show data context 10,229 Show data context
1881 23,877 Show data context 916 Show data context 15,752 Show data context 60 Show data context 19 Show data context 5,400 Show data context 3,536 Show data context 2,432 Show data context 1,006 Show data context 112 Show data context 188 Show data context 84 Show data context 413 Show data context 530 Show data context 1,389 Show data context 1,676 Show data context 633 Show data context 14,844 Show data context
1911 25,232 Show data context 871 Show data context 19,504 Show data context 278 Show data context 54 Show data context 6,605 Show data context 6,460 Show data context 6,304 Show data context 2,038 Show data context 286 Show data context 492 Show data context 0 Show data context 425 Show data context 1,088 Show data context 5,817 Show data context 1,933 Show data context 1,238 Show data context 18,439 Show data context
1931 18,283 Show data context 437 Show data context 17,629 Show data context 540 Show data context 103 Show data context 6,306 Show data context 10,256 Show data context 6,045 Show data context 2,162 Show data context 25 Show data context 738 Show data context 238 Show data context 621 Show data context 10 Show data context 12,797 Show data context 2,226 Show data context 1,713 Show data context 17,087 Show data context
1951 17,711 Show data context 226 Show data context 25,728 Show data context 1,365 Show data context 112 Show data context 10,180 Show data context 13,628 Show data context 6,591 Show data context 4,975 Show data context 0 Show data context 1,285 Show data context 0 Show data context 848 Show data context 0 Show data context 48,667 Show data context 3,185 Show data context 3,574 Show data context 8,486 Show data context
1971 8,963 Show data context 102 Show data context 36,841 Show data context 927 Show data context 168 Show data context 11,921 Show data context 15,250 Show data context 5,417 Show data context 2,684 Show data context 903 Show data context 1,483 Show data context 472 Show data context 3,502 Show data context 314 Show data context 23,851 Show data context 5,498 Show data context 3,317 Show data context 3,754 Show data context
2011 4,105 Show data context 245 Show data context 21,693 Show data context 951 Show data context 1,685 Show data context 17,274 Show data context 35,563 Show data context 8,512 Show data context 12,266 Show data context 10,236 Show data context 7,601 Show data context 3,401 Show data context 16,091 Show data context 10,678 Show data context 29,723 Show data context 22,352 Show data context 25,598 Show data context 11,242 Show data context
2021 4,389 Show data context 218 Show data context 20,058 Show data context 1,226 Show data context 1,945 Show data context 20,263 Show data context 34,693 Show data context 8,802 Show data context 11,063 Show data context 11,537 Show data context 7,722 Show data context 3,996 Show data context 16,287 Show data context 13,190 Show data context 30,230 Show data context 23,393 Show data context 31,756 Show data context 11,573 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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Date accessed: 06th June 2026