Cornwall 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 27,950 Show data context 25,487 Show data context 21,118 Show data context 13 Show data context 9 Show data context 6,961 Show data context 3,348 Show data context 2,712 Show data context 1,081 Show data context 5 Show data context 33 Show data context 157 Show data context 405 Show data context 1,443 Show data context 1,993 Show data context 951 Show data context 495 Show data context 22,147 Show data context
1861 34,328 Show data context 21,888 Show data context 23,869 Show data context 26 Show data context 37 Show data context 6,263 Show data context 5,648 Show data context 5,747 Show data context 2,034 Show data context 31 Show data context 65 Show data context 1,494 Show data context 498 Show data context 429 Show data context 1,903 Show data context 1,444 Show data context 621 Show data context 12,659 Show data context
1881 26,501 Show data context 14,618 Show data context 19,816 Show data context 44 Show data context 19 Show data context 6,836 Show data context 5,828 Show data context 6,274 Show data context 1,111 Show data context 115 Show data context 243 Show data context 92 Show data context 748 Show data context 517 Show data context 2,560 Show data context 1,812 Show data context 610 Show data context 20,842 Show data context
1911 31,968 Show data context 13,914 Show data context 22,116 Show data context 311 Show data context 48 Show data context 8,561 Show data context 13,125 Show data context 9,450 Show data context 3,239 Show data context 378 Show data context 855 Show data context 0 Show data context 735 Show data context 1,145 Show data context 5,015 Show data context 2,749 Show data context 1,519 Show data context 23,878 Show data context
1931 26,178 Show data context 7,168 Show data context 14,021 Show data context 827 Show data context 123 Show data context 6,795 Show data context 16,778 Show data context 9,347 Show data context 4,660 Show data context 222 Show data context 1,108 Show data context 274 Show data context 916 Show data context 5 Show data context 6,712 Show data context 2,709 Show data context 1,763 Show data context 17,891 Show data context
1951 26,428 Show data context 5,504 Show data context 16,659 Show data context 2,412 Show data context 143 Show data context 8,993 Show data context 19,750 Show data context 10,316 Show data context 7,193 Show data context 0 Show data context 1,585 Show data context 0 Show data context 1,463 Show data context 0 Show data context 16,124 Show data context 2,798 Show data context 3,283 Show data context 9,156 Show data context
1971 13,773 Show data context 6,481 Show data context 17,457 Show data context 1,950 Show data context 346 Show data context 12,881 Show data context 19,109 Show data context 7,616 Show data context 6,224 Show data context 711 Show data context 1,635 Show data context 698 Show data context 1,988 Show data context 159 Show data context 11,468 Show data context 3,917 Show data context 3,480 Show data context 3,782 Show data context
2011 7,351 Show data context 1,598 Show data context 19,279 Show data context 868 Show data context 1,862 Show data context 21,957 Show data context 41,126 Show data context 9,146 Show data context 22,376 Show data context 4,244 Show data context 3,728 Show data context 3,462 Show data context 11,558 Show data context 10,635 Show data context 15,518 Show data context 23,774 Show data context 33,071 Show data context 12,974 Show data context
2021 7,047 Show data context 1,194 Show data context 16,356 Show data context 1,014 Show data context 2,107 Show data context 27,237 Show data context 40,445 Show data context 8,841 Show data context 21,908 Show data context 5,945 Show data context 2,927 Show data context 4,033 Show data context 12,890 Show data context 12,803 Show data context 14,028 Show data context 23,157 Show data context 39,840 Show data context 12,510 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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Date accessed: 06th June 2026