Chester 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 190 Show data context 30 Show data context 7,910 Show data context 4,530 Show data context 15,740 Show data context
1991 160 Show data context 1,520 Show data context 4,050 Show data context 4,540 Show data context 19,430 Show data context
2001 347 Show data context 79 Show data context 5,337 Show data context 4,363 Show data context 27,323 Show data context
2011 132 Show data context 83 Show data context 4,099 Show data context 4,527 Show data context 33,575 Show data context
2021 204 Show data context 74 Show data context 3,862 Show data context 4,777 Show data context 35,327 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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This very simplified view of the changing industrial base of communities does identify the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but provides no breakdown of the service sector, in which the large majority of us now work.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Chester 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: 02nd June 2026