County Durham 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 10,529 Show data context 10,922 Show data context 9,808 Show data context 9 Show data context 12 Show data context 3,039 Show data context 1,624 Show data context 1,504 Show data context 605 Show data context 0 Show data context 11 Show data context 46 Show data context 179 Show data context 697 Show data context 235 Show data context 414 Show data context 203 Show data context 8,125 Show data context
1861 11,336 Show data context 21,083 Show data context 16,748 Show data context 40 Show data context 43 Show data context 4,792 Show data context 3,189 Show data context 2,587 Show data context 1,361 Show data context 48 Show data context 35 Show data context 620 Show data context 260 Show data context 222 Show data context 393 Show data context 649 Show data context 227 Show data context 4,905 Show data context
1881 7,376 Show data context 43,729 Show data context 20,444 Show data context 132 Show data context 30 Show data context 5,341 Show data context 3,938 Show data context 3,018 Show data context 989 Show data context 89 Show data context 150 Show data context 67 Show data context 464 Show data context 758 Show data context 759 Show data context 1,425 Show data context 339 Show data context 11,356 Show data context
1911 9,602 Show data context 82,488 Show data context 36,279 Show data context 487 Show data context 116 Show data context 8,403 Show data context 9,684 Show data context 9,213 Show data context 2,346 Show data context 345 Show data context 901 Show data context 0 Show data context 418 Show data context 2,047 Show data context 1,644 Show data context 2,718 Show data context 972 Show data context 14,000 Show data context
1931 7,690 Show data context 79,799 Show data context 15,734 Show data context 689 Show data context 1,097 Show data context 3,241 Show data context 15,490 Show data context 8,206 Show data context 2,800 Show data context 30 Show data context 1,187 Show data context 185 Show data context 585 Show data context 6 Show data context 6,514 Show data context 4,437 Show data context 2,044 Show data context 12,228 Show data context
1951 8,275 Show data context 77,962 Show data context 33,410 Show data context 992 Show data context 478 Show data context 9,570 Show data context 17,712 Show data context 9,085 Show data context 5,853 Show data context 0 Show data context 1,566 Show data context 0 Show data context 637 Show data context 0 Show data context 11,951 Show data context 5,296 Show data context 5,210 Show data context 6,329 Show data context
1971 3,460 Show data context 20,313 Show data context 52,007 Show data context 1,296 Show data context 280 Show data context 14,061 Show data context 14,878 Show data context 8,405 Show data context 3,345 Show data context 505 Show data context 2,149 Show data context 232 Show data context 794 Show data context 259 Show data context 10,282 Show data context 8,245 Show data context 4,057 Show data context 2,990 Show data context
2011 2,124 Show data context 922 Show data context 29,983 Show data context 2,417 Show data context 2,197 Show data context 18,824 Show data context 33,261 Show data context 10,272 Show data context 12,257 Show data context 4,564 Show data context 5,063 Show data context 2,699 Show data context 8,789 Show data context 9,165 Show data context 19,738 Show data context 23,836 Show data context 31,923 Show data context 9,860 Show data context
2021 2,321 Show data context 811 Show data context 24,261 Show data context 1,821 Show data context 2,159 Show data context 20,107 Show data context 32,644 Show data context 10,198 Show data context 10,100 Show data context 5,358 Show data context 3,933 Show data context 2,988 Show data context 8,784 Show data context 9,737 Show data context 20,058 Show data context 24,138 Show data context 33,803 Show data context 8,964 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