Dorset 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 18,549 Show data context 465 Show data context 10,134 Show data context 4 Show data context 9 Show data context 3,928 Show data context 2,176 Show data context 1,075 Show data context 494 Show data context 48 Show data context 27 Show data context 47 Show data context 172 Show data context 802 Show data context 739 Show data context 492 Show data context 271 Show data context 9,610 Show data context
1861 23,212 Show data context 654 Show data context 15,710 Show data context 22 Show data context 22 Show data context 4,821 Show data context 3,520 Show data context 2,104 Show data context 1,391 Show data context 29 Show data context 27 Show data context 651 Show data context 311 Show data context 272 Show data context 1,832 Show data context 887 Show data context 422 Show data context 8,299 Show data context
1881 16,410 Show data context 914 Show data context 13,683 Show data context 48 Show data context 14 Show data context 4,832 Show data context 3,596 Show data context 3,088 Show data context 959 Show data context 76 Show data context 143 Show data context 78 Show data context 356 Show data context 412 Show data context 3,227 Show data context 1,354 Show data context 425 Show data context 12,208 Show data context
1911 18,860 Show data context 1,372 Show data context 12,617 Show data context 347 Show data context 38 Show data context 6,068 Show data context 5,770 Show data context 5,433 Show data context 1,939 Show data context 244 Show data context 408 Show data context 0 Show data context 357 Show data context 871 Show data context 8,196 Show data context 1,701 Show data context 972 Show data context 16,100 Show data context
1931 14,233 Show data context 1,629 Show data context 9,725 Show data context 583 Show data context 96 Show data context 5,277 Show data context 8,926 Show data context 4,544 Show data context 2,846 Show data context 63 Show data context 588 Show data context 260 Show data context 555 Show data context 5 Show data context 9,052 Show data context 2,325 Show data context 1,272 Show data context 13,929 Show data context
1951 14,502 Show data context 789 Show data context 11,531 Show data context 1,174 Show data context 151 Show data context 7,132 Show data context 11,011 Show data context 4,607 Show data context 4,365 Show data context 0 Show data context 1,172 Show data context 0 Show data context 855 Show data context 0 Show data context 18,588 Show data context 2,692 Show data context 2,250 Show data context 7,059 Show data context
1971 7,752 Show data context 507 Show data context 11,945 Show data context 601 Show data context 158 Show data context 7,783 Show data context 11,734 Show data context 3,542 Show data context 2,865 Show data context 550 Show data context 1,101 Show data context 676 Show data context 4,309 Show data context 142 Show data context 11,931 Show data context 4,186 Show data context 2,400 Show data context 3,333 Show data context
2011 4,217 Show data context 393 Show data context 15,848 Show data context 525 Show data context 1,316 Show data context 15,097 Show data context 26,079 Show data context 5,688 Show data context 10,732 Show data context 4,118 Show data context 4,605 Show data context 2,883 Show data context 9,181 Show data context 7,001 Show data context 14,855 Show data context 17,145 Show data context 21,634 Show data context 9,285 Show data context
2021 4,153 Show data context 369 Show data context 12,606 Show data context 594 Show data context 1,569 Show data context 16,505 Show data context 24,009 Show data context 5,083 Show data context 9,771 Show data context 4,941 Show data context 4,319 Show data context 2,958 Show data context 9,276 Show data context 8,420 Show data context 12,936 Show data context 16,082 Show data context 25,731 Show data context 8,459 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: 05th June 2026