Somerset Unitary Authority (UA) : Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way)

Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 23,178 Show data context 2,112 Show data context 16,608 Show data context 6,925 Show data context 17,010 Show data context 1,694 Show data context 1,548 Show data context
1861 28,681 Show data context 1,140 Show data context 22,858 Show data context 7,414 Show data context 14,933 Show data context 1,881 Show data context 2,197 Show data context
1881 18,485 Show data context 1,335 Show data context 20,256 Show data context 7,188 Show data context 16,862 Show data context 1,288 Show data context 2,784 Show data context
1911 18,149 Show data context 3,825 Show data context 23,530 Show data context 12,696 Show data context 27,970 Show data context 2,738 Show data context 5,143 Show data context
1931 15,927 Show data context 2,699 Show data context 23,612 Show data context 10,245 Show data context 23,539 Show data context 1,591 Show data context 5,998 Show data context
1951 15,762 Show data context 1,618 Show data context 31,200 Show data context 13,226 Show data context 21,647 Show data context 1,989 Show data context 13,276 Show data context
1971 7,577 Show data context 1,042 Show data context 28,478 Show data context 14,635 Show data context 18,790 Show data context 5,277 Show data context 15,815 Show data context
1991 7,500 Show data context 1,180 Show data context 37,479 Show data context 17,981 Show data context 33,738 Show data context 13,056 Show data context 25,108 Show data context
2001 8,621 Show data context 952 Show data context 38,251 Show data context 31,792 Show data context 65,020 Show data context 27,970 Show data context 58,268 Show data context
2011 6,420 Show data context 646 Show data context 29,124 Show data context 34,702 Show data context 72,604 Show data context 38,145 Show data context 75,114 Show data context
2021 6,623 Show data context 549 Show data context 24,981 Show data context 41,814 Show data context 69,929 Show data context 43,584 Show data context 81,641 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
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table UV034, Industry (17 way))
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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Here we present how the economic foundations of each locality have changed over time, identifying the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but also breaking down Services into those which, broadly, sell directly to consumers; those which deal mainly with other buinesses, including financial services; and public services, including education and health.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Somerset Unitary Authority (UA) through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026