West Suffolk District : 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 11,669 Show data context 13 Show data context 5,265 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 1,566 Show data context 1,170 Show data context 561 Show data context 288 Show data context 1 Show data context 17 Show data context 22 Show data context 106 Show data context 569 Show data context 188 Show data context 293 Show data context 204 Show data context 5,368 Show data context
1861 10,758 Show data context 15 Show data context 5,037 Show data context 12 Show data context 9 Show data context 1,143 Show data context 1,119 Show data context 385 Show data context 583 Show data context 17 Show data context 11 Show data context 224 Show data context 106 Show data context 112 Show data context 212 Show data context 350 Show data context 169 Show data context 2,834 Show data context
1881 8,846 Show data context 25 Show data context 5,187 Show data context 30 Show data context 6 Show data context 1,357 Show data context 1,202 Show data context 539 Show data context 431 Show data context 37 Show data context 52 Show data context 32 Show data context 114 Show data context 200 Show data context 534 Show data context 477 Show data context 175 Show data context 4,763 Show data context
1911 9,661 Show data context 41 Show data context 6,470 Show data context 60 Show data context 13 Show data context 1,644 Show data context 2,336 Show data context 2,345 Show data context 746 Show data context 75 Show data context 145 Show data context 0 Show data context 117 Show data context 290 Show data context 658 Show data context 644 Show data context 293 Show data context 5,845 Show data context
1931 6,577 Show data context 42 Show data context 4,018 Show data context 156 Show data context 47 Show data context 1,125 Show data context 3,537 Show data context 1,125 Show data context 713 Show data context 2 Show data context 232 Show data context 102 Show data context 175 Show data context 5 Show data context 1,257 Show data context 646 Show data context 422 Show data context 6,056 Show data context
1951 7,347 Show data context 46 Show data context 4,484 Show data context 377 Show data context 29 Show data context 3,523 Show data context 4,480 Show data context 1,626 Show data context 1,304 Show data context 0 Show data context 408 Show data context 0 Show data context 357 Show data context 0 Show data context 6,429 Show data context 726 Show data context 1,053 Show data context 6,259 Show data context
1971 3,978 Show data context 39 Show data context 10,597 Show data context 279 Show data context 78 Show data context 4,476 Show data context 4,902 Show data context 1,318 Show data context 717 Show data context 288 Show data context 396 Show data context 120 Show data context 604 Show data context 82 Show data context 3,803 Show data context 1,425 Show data context 952 Show data context 4,827 Show data context
2011 1,678 Show data context 42 Show data context 10,562 Show data context 340 Show data context 563 Show data context 6,752 Show data context 13,682 Show data context 4,064 Show data context 4,444 Show data context 2,111 Show data context 1,868 Show data context 1,101 Show data context 4,912 Show data context 3,967 Show data context 6,309 Show data context 6,630 Show data context 10,258 Show data context 8,740 Show data context
2021 1,572 Show data context 55 Show data context 8,220 Show data context 414 Show data context 540 Show data context 8,109 Show data context 12,860 Show data context 3,777 Show data context 3,989 Show data context 2,671 Show data context 1,645 Show data context 1,098 Show data context 5,587 Show data context 4,540 Show data context 7,895 Show data context 7,589 Show data context 13,011 Show data context 6,008 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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This classification of industry is that used by the 2021 Census, and forms the basic for our standardisation of historical information on industrial structure. The modern data are a classification of workers by their employers' business and count them by their place of work. However, before 1951 they are counted by place of residence, and before 1921 workers have to be classified by their individual occupations.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, West Suffolk District through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 06th June 2026