West Northamptonshire 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 13,522 Show data context 13 Show data context 12,013 Show data context 6 Show data context 11 Show data context 2,137 Show data context 1,868 Show data context 593 Show data context 500 Show data context 1 Show data context 23 Show data context 21 Show data context 100 Show data context 703 Show data context 562 Show data context 362 Show data context 242 Show data context 6,618 Show data context
1861 15,876 Show data context 137 Show data context 21,214 Show data context 28 Show data context 26 Show data context 2,785 Show data context 2,551 Show data context 1,254 Show data context 1,159 Show data context 40 Show data context 27 Show data context 478 Show data context 200 Show data context 187 Show data context 930 Show data context 655 Show data context 368 Show data context 5,402 Show data context
1881 10,261 Show data context 318 Show data context 21,503 Show data context 58 Show data context 16 Show data context 4,018 Show data context 2,404 Show data context 1,495 Show data context 703 Show data context 82 Show data context 100 Show data context 48 Show data context 249 Show data context 554 Show data context 1,040 Show data context 912 Show data context 461 Show data context 8,519 Show data context
1911 10,082 Show data context 1,178 Show data context 35,141 Show data context 332 Show data context 69 Show data context 4,162 Show data context 5,259 Show data context 4,532 Show data context 1,368 Show data context 221 Show data context 377 Show data context 0 Show data context 219 Show data context 2,073 Show data context 1,523 Show data context 1,342 Show data context 827 Show data context 9,759 Show data context
1931 7,349 Show data context 306 Show data context 30,109 Show data context 992 Show data context 159 Show data context 3,821 Show data context 8,993 Show data context 4,802 Show data context 1,683 Show data context 18 Show data context 728 Show data context 146 Show data context 483 Show data context 4 Show data context 3,737 Show data context 1,500 Show data context 1,486 Show data context 8,773 Show data context
1951 7,190 Show data context 200 Show data context 34,178 Show data context 1,559 Show data context 115 Show data context 5,468 Show data context 10,601 Show data context 5,215 Show data context 2,187 Show data context 0 Show data context 1,143 Show data context 0 Show data context 730 Show data context 0 Show data context 4,623 Show data context 1,847 Show data context 2,902 Show data context 4,575 Show data context
1971 1,737 Show data context 107 Show data context 42,794 Show data context 1,531 Show data context 168 Show data context 7,795 Show data context 16,760 Show data context 5,290 Show data context 2,147 Show data context 1,408 Show data context 3,638 Show data context 286 Show data context 1,401 Show data context 596 Show data context 5,621 Show data context 4,117 Show data context 4,672 Show data context 2,946 Show data context
2011 1,674 Show data context 85 Show data context 20,051 Show data context 978 Show data context 1,199 Show data context 14,286 Show data context 34,991 Show data context 12,751 Show data context 8,672 Show data context 6,870 Show data context 9,257 Show data context 2,082 Show data context 11,134 Show data context 9,781 Show data context 9,222 Show data context 17,904 Show data context 21,951 Show data context 9,180 Show data context
2021 1,760 Show data context 93 Show data context 18,787 Show data context 1,265 Show data context 1,294 Show data context 20,816 Show data context 39,165 Show data context 16,397 Show data context 8,334 Show data context 8,120 Show data context 8,760 Show data context 2,493 Show data context 11,880 Show data context 11,693 Show data context 9,533 Show data context 18,381 Show data context 27,615 Show data context 9,605 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: 05th June 2026