Westmorland and Furness 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 17,698 Show data context 3,698 Show data context 32,333 Show data context 5,563 Show data context 15,591 Show data context 1,240 Show data context 1,256 Show data context
1861 19,494 Show data context 3,007 Show data context 10,296 Show data context 5,655 Show data context 9,472 Show data context 1,774 Show data context 1,094 Show data context
1881 12,961 Show data context 5,148 Show data context 18,668 Show data context 8,583 Show data context 15,926 Show data context 1,561 Show data context 2,072 Show data context
1911 13,327 Show data context 4,303 Show data context 34,821 Show data context 11,414 Show data context 19,811 Show data context 2,834 Show data context 4,075 Show data context
1931 12,020 Show data context 1,761 Show data context 24,334 Show data context 10,832 Show data context 24,067 Show data context 1,846 Show data context 6,341 Show data context
1951 11,685 Show data context 1,704 Show data context 26,824 Show data context 13,368 Show data context 21,716 Show data context 2,224 Show data context 8,510 Show data context
1971 5,220 Show data context 1,324 Show data context 36,278 Show data context 11,409 Show data context 16,080 Show data context 3,317 Show data context 11,047 Show data context
1991 5,740 Show data context 420 Show data context 26,583 Show data context 12,111 Show data context 26,912 Show data context 7,929 Show data context 17,155 Show data context
2001 4,892 Show data context 549 Show data context 17,405 Show data context 13,492 Show data context 32,092 Show data context 10,207 Show data context 23,362 Show data context
2011 3,836 Show data context 499 Show data context 13,021 Show data context 15,342 Show data context 34,732 Show data context 13,865 Show data context 29,095 Show data context
2021 4,189 Show data context 551 Show data context 11,160 Show data context 15,572 Show data context 31,578 Show data context 14,753 Show data context 30,876 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, Westmorland and Furness 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