Inverness West Ward : Standardised Industrial Classification (1992)

Standardised Industrial Classification (1992)

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Standard Industrial Classification (1992) 2001
A: Agriculture, hunting, forestry 41 Show data context
B: Fishing 11 Show data context
C: Mining & quarrying 49 Show data context
D: Manufacturing 345 Show data context
E: Electricity, gas & water supply 42 Show data context
F: Construction 487 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 953 Show data context
H: Hotels & restaurants 352 Show data context
I: Transport, storage & communication 466 Show data context
J: Financial intermediation 93 Show data context
K: Real estate, renting & business activities 456 Show data context
L: Public administration & defence 378 Show data context
M: Education 282 Show data context
N: Health & social work 789 Show data context
O: Other service activities 248 Show data context
P: Domestic service 2 Show data context
Q: Extra-territorial 0 Show data context
Date Source
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV34, Industry (17 way))

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This classification of industry is that used by the 2011 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. Here we break the numbers in each industry down by gender, but this is not possible with the 2011 dat...


a, only with the re-districted and re-classified historical statisics.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Inverness West Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Standardised Industrial Classification (1992), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 04th June 2026