Airdrie Hamilton and Motherwell 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 260 Show data context 1,210 Show data context 52,540 Show data context 16,360 Show data context 37,630 Show data context
1991 140 Show data context 4,920 Show data context 20,610 Show data context 19,970 Show data context 57,910 Show data context
2001 547 Show data context 425 Show data context 20,782 Show data context 21,832 Show data context 74,535 Show data context
2011 206 Show data context 418 Show data context 14,210 Show data context 24,738 Show data context 98,898 Show data context
2021 385 Show data context 791 Show data context 14,019 Show data context 25,865 Show data context 105,768 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 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV34, Industry (17 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table KS605UK - Industry)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV605, "Industry")

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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, Airdrie Hamilton and Motherwell 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: 10th April 2026