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Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way)

Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Services
1841 16,696 Show data context 527 Show data context 10,047 Show data context 3,564 Show data context 11,502 Show data context
1861 20,045 Show data context 933 Show data context 14,252 Show data context 7,237 Show data context 12,476 Show data context
1881 17,884 Show data context 1,421 Show data context 21,157 Show data context 7,028 Show data context 15,540 Show data context
1911 13,756 Show data context 347 Show data context 19,942 Show data context 6,338 Show data context 14,782 Show data context
1931 10,883 Show data context 735 Show data context 18,579 Show data context 5,157 Show data context 19,451 Show data context
1951 10,857 Show data context 617 Show data context 16,103 Show data context 6,538 Show data context 15,729 Show data context
1971 5,973 Show data context 510 Show data context 14,613 Show data context 5,296 Show data context 18,152 Show data context
1991 4,581 Show data context 80 Show data context 11,287 Show data context 5,137 Show data context 21,642 Show data context
2001 3,998 Show data context 133 Show data context 8,840 Show data context 6,565 Show data context 30,899 Show data context
2011 3,437 Show data context 128 Show data context 5,508 Show data context 7,278 Show data context 38,247 Show data context
2021 3,424 Show data context 191 Show data context 5,307 Show data context 7,155 Show data context 39,754 Show data context
Date Source
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [26] , 'Summary Table of the Occupations of the People in Scotland'
1881 1881 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [32] , 'Occupations of Males and Females at different Ages in each of the Counties of Scotland'
1911 1911 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 22 , 'Occupations of males and females aged 10 years and upwards, in eleven groups of ages, and by status'
1931 1931 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 16 , 'Industries of Males and Females in Cities, Counties, and Large Burghs'
1951 1951 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 13 , 'Industry of Occupied Population by place of work', for 'Cities, Counties and Large Burghs'
1971 1971 Census of Scotland, Economic activity, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex (10% sample)', for 'Planning sub-regions, cities, counties, large burghs, county remainders, conurbation centre, new towns'
1991 Census of Population
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.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Scottish Borders through time | Industry Statistics | Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10032830/cube/IND_SECTOR_5WAY

Date accessed: 06th December 2025