Census Data

South Yorkshire: Industry

Location Type: Metropolitan Counties, ONS Geographic Code: E11000003

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Key Facts

All Residents 1,375,006
Male 677,559
Female 697,447
Households 587,407

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Metropolitan Counties. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within South Yorkshire. They may not, therefore, be precisely accurate. Age-standardised statistics and population density are not available for aggregated datasets.

Table Codets060
Issued2022-12-08
Unit of MeasurePerson
Number of Response Options88

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents aged 16 years and over in employment the week before the census in England and Wales by industry. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

Classifies people aged 16 years and over who were in employment between 15 March and 21 March 2021 by the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code that represents their current industry or business.

The SIC code is assigned based on the information provided about a firm or organisation’s main activity.

Industry (current): Total: All usual residents aged 16 years and over in employment the week before the census 609,356
A: Agriculture, Forestry and fishing 2,098
01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 1,988
02 Forestry and logging 49
03 Fishing and aquaculture 61
B: Mining and quarrying 653
05 Mining of coal and lignite 119
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas 269
07 Mining of metal ores 5
08 Other mining and quarrying 216
09 Mining support service activities 44
C: Manufacturing 54,321
10 Manufacture of food products 7,338
11 Manufacture of beverages 505
12 Manufacture of tobacco products 36
13 Manufacture of textiles 713
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 1,129
15 Manufacture of leather and related products 110
16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles o 653
17 Manufacture of paper and paper products 421
18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media 1,919
19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 142
20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 1,228
21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 861
22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 3,253
23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 2,623
24 Manufacture of basic metals 6,441
25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 6,016
26 Manufacture of computer, electrical and optical products 1,466
27 Manufacture of electrical equipment 1,180
28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment not otherwise specified 2,237
29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 2,907
30 Manufacture of other transport equipment 977
31 Manufacture of furniture 2,624
32 Other Manufacturing 8,462
33 Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 1,080
D: Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 3,037
35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 3,037
E: Water supply; Sewerage, Waste management and Remediation activities 4,967
36 Water collection, treatment and supply 1,504
37 Sewerage 286
38 Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery 2,983
39 Remediation activities and other waste management services 194
F: Construction 59,346
41 Construction of buildings; 42 Civil engineering; 43 Specialised construction activities 59,346
G: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 106,451
45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11,359
46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18,989
47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 73,685
48 Wholesale and retail not otherwise specified 2,418
H: Transport and storage 36,099
49 Land transport and transport via pipelines 18,550
50 Water transport 151
51 Air transport 361
52 Warehousing and support activities for transportation 8,778
53 Postal and courier activities 8,259
I: Accommodation and food service activities 26,797
55 Accommodation 2,418
56 Food and beverage service activities 24,379
J: Information and communication 19,635
58 Publishing activities 912
59 Motion picture, video and television production, sound recording and music publishing activities 925
60 Programming and broadcasting activities 451
61 Telecommunications 6,523
62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 10,350
63 Information service activities 474
K: Financial and insurance activities 14,552
64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 6,899
65 Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security 4,155
66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities 3,498
L: Real estate activities 6,029
68 Real estate activities 6,029
M: Professional, scientific and technical activities 26,029
69 Legal and accounting activities 9,689
70 Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2,972
71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 6,260
72 Scientific research and development 1,519
73 Advertising and market research 2,344
74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities 2,195
75 Veterinary activities 1,050
N: Administrative and support service activities 28,104
77 Rental and leasing activities 1,609
78 Employment activities 3,295
79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities 1,161
80 Security and investigation activities 3,206
81 Services to buildings and landscape activities 12,693
82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6,140
O: Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 35,047
84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 35,047
P: Education 61,797
85 Education 61,797
Q: Human health and social work activities 101,487
86 Human health activities 64,644
87 Residential care activities 9,758
88 Social work activities without accommodation 27,085
R, S, T, U Other 22,907
90 Creative, arts and entertainment activities 2,983
91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities 1,143
92 Gambling and betting activities 1,389
93 Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 5,054
94 Activities of membership organisations 2,486
95 Repair of computers and personal and household goods 504
96 Other personal service activities 9,157
97 Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel 174
98 Undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of private households for own use 0
99 Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 17

These values are calculated by adding up the values for census output areas contained within South Yorkshire. They may, therefore, be slightly inaccurate due to administrative boundaries not precisely aligning with census boundaries.

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