No chart.

No chart.

No chart.

No chart.

No chart.

No chart.

No chart.

Data for 1841 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 2,724 Show data context 220 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 681 Show data context 59 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,350 Show data context 724 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 1 Show data context 8 Show data context
F: Construction 849 Show data context 1 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 213 Show data context 117 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 313 Show data context 37 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 83 Show data context 62 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 9 Show data context 0 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 50 Show data context 0 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 245 Show data context 10 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 91 Show data context 1 Show data context
P: Education 55 Show data context 38 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 33 Show data context 8 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 55 Show data context 51 Show data context
T: Activities of households 363 Show data context 1,562 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1861 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 3,204 Show data context 850 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 3,423 Show data context 39 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,817 Show data context 1,637 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 18 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 5 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 893 Show data context 0 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 552 Show data context 186 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 814 Show data context 42 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 52 Show data context 62 Show data context
J: Information & communication 15 Show data context 2 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 28 Show data context 2 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 71 Show data context 72 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 77 Show data context 0 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 92 Show data context 5 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 288 Show data context 4 Show data context
P: Education 88 Show data context 72 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 37 Show data context 21 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 85 Show data context 181 Show data context
T: Activities of households 214 Show data context 1,410 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1881 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 2,171 Show data context 844 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 3,634 Show data context 28 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,185 Show data context 1,452 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 27 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 19 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 1,494 Show data context 0 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 894 Show data context 255 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 980 Show data context 23 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 45 Show data context 78 Show data context
J: Information & communication 36 Show data context 1 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 91 Show data context 1 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 10 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 130 Show data context 1 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 283 Show data context 17 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 623 Show data context 26 Show data context
P: Education 94 Show data context 168 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 47 Show data context 54 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 106 Show data context 188 Show data context
T: Activities of households 469 Show data context 1,709 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1911 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,771 Show data context 433 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 9,285 Show data context 143 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 5,278 Show data context 1,472 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 39 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 26 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 1,243 Show data context 2 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,014 Show data context 454 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,811 Show data context 73 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 170 Show data context 76 Show data context
J: Information & communication 20 Show data context 2 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 183 Show data context 3 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 14 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 145 Show data context 4 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 399 Show data context 174 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,303 Show data context 3 Show data context
P: Education 107 Show data context 230 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 92 Show data context 201 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 183 Show data context 239 Show data context
T: Activities of households 292 Show data context 1,312 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,701 Show data context 255 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 9,531 Show data context 119 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 6,223 Show data context 1,745 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 123 Show data context 6 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 113 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 1,183 Show data context 23 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,458 Show data context 1,247 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,801 Show data context 107 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 194 Show data context 179 Show data context
J: Information & communication 3 Show data context 2 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 231 Show data context 44 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 146 Show data context 8 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 108 Show data context 91 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 834 Show data context 76 Show data context
P: Education 154 Show data context 483 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 218 Show data context 308 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 287 Show data context 117 Show data context
T: Activities of households 240 Show data context 1,491 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,592 Show data context 226 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 8,328 Show data context 53 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 5,809 Show data context 2,440 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 227 Show data context 23 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 41 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 1,923 Show data context 52 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,624 Show data context 1,295 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,869 Show data context 310 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 252 Show data context 338 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 174 Show data context 56 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 30 Show data context 44 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,310 Show data context 244 Show data context
P: Education 217 Show data context 526 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 350 Show data context 768 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 327 Show data context 149 Show data context
T: Activities of households 73 Show data context 314 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 687 Show data context 112 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 4,033 Show data context 68 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 10,382 Show data context 4,524 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 433 Show data context 124 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 76 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 3,559 Show data context 176 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,991 Show data context 2,412 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,662 Show data context 419 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 298 Show data context 723 Show data context
J: Information & communication 168 Show data context 186 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 186 Show data context 199 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 8 Show data context 5 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 456 Show data context 157 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 49 Show data context 83 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,925 Show data context 1,031 Show data context
P: Education 582 Show data context 1,673 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 513 Show data context 1,645 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 259 Show data context 442 Show data context
T: Activities of households 30 Show data context 254 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Date: Source:
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 17 , 'Occupations of Males aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 18 , 'Occupations of Females aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1881 - 1991 Census of Population
1971 1971 Census of England and Wales, Economic activity County Leaflets, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex', for 'County, county boroughs, urban areas with populations of 50,000 or more, conurbation centres'

This website exists to help people doing personal research projects on particular areas within a locality. So long as you are using our data for only a small number of units, you are not making money out of what you are doing, and you are not systematically re-publishing our data, you do not need to request permission from us, but you do need to acknowledge us as your source with the wording:

"This work is based on data provided through www.VisionofBritain.org.uk and uses historical material which is copyright of the Great Britain Historical GIS Project and the University of Portsmouth".

Where the above statement is included in a web page or similar online resource, the reference to "www.VisionofBritain.org.uk" must be a working hyperlink.

nCube definition



How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, West Lothian District through time | Statistics |, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10089773/cube/INDUSTRY_GEN_SEX

Date accessed: 28th March 2024