Leeds Built-up Area : Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way)

Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Services
1971 580 Show data context 680 Show data context 80,080 Show data context 30,540 Show data context 93,030 Show data context
1991 540 Show data context 3,820 Show data context 28,960 Show data context 25,230 Show data context 105,140 Show data context
2001 839 Show data context 157 Show data context 25,427 Show data context 27,011 Show data context 143,154 Show data context
2011 233 Show data context 101 Show data context 16,887 Show data context 27,361 Show data context 179,208 Show data context
2021 373 Show data context 144 Show data context 13,923 Show data context 30,839 Show data context 193,861 Show data context
Date Source
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS28: "SEG and industry (10% Sample))
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S73 Industry (10% sample): Residents aged 16 and over)
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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Numbers unemployed as recorded by the Census of Population.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Leeds Built-up Area through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 01st June 2026