Standard Industrial Classification (2007)

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2011 Industrial Classification 2011
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 268,035 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 64,326 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,561,065 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 169,476 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 206,320 Show data context
F: Construction 2,232,967 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 4,586,823 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,427,653 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 1,636,272 Show data context
J: Information & communication 1,120,034 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 1,254,814 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 413,362 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 1,865,056 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1,397,084 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,756,199 Show data context
P: Education 2,831,536 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 3,690,427 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,263,288 Show data context
T: Activities of households 30,868 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 18,777 Show data context
Date: Source:
2011 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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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.


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Date accessed: 04th November 2024