Census Data

West Yorkshire: Industry

Location Type: Metropolitan Counties, ONS Geographic Code: E11000006

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Key Facts

All Residents 2,351,583
Male 1,150,725
Female 1,200,857
Households 972,875

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Metropolitan Counties. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within West 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 1,043,304
A: Agriculture, Forestry and fishing 3,241
01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 3,069
02 Forestry and logging 103
03 Fishing and aquaculture 69
B: Mining and quarrying 977
05 Mining of coal and lignite 82
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas 532
07 Mining of metal ores 4
08 Other mining and quarrying 305
09 Mining support service activities 54
C: Manufacturing 92,187
10 Manufacture of food products 13,800
11 Manufacture of beverages 2,317
12 Manufacture of tobacco products 35
13 Manufacture of textiles 6,336
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 2,307
15 Manufacture of leather and related products 247
16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles o 890
17 Manufacture of paper and paper products 1,147
18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media 6,755
19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 268
20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3,372
21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 2,325
22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 4,145
23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 3,101
24 Manufacture of basic metals 1,963
25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 7,158
26 Manufacture of computer, electrical and optical products 2,438
27 Manufacture of electrical equipment 1,880
28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment not otherwise specified 5,331
29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 4,425
30 Manufacture of other transport equipment 721
31 Manufacture of furniture 7,016
32 Other Manufacturing 12,808
33 Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 1,402
D: Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 5,938
35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 5,938
E: Water supply; Sewerage, Waste management and Remediation activities 8,663
36 Water collection, treatment and supply 4,037
37 Sewerage 494
38 Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery 3,864
39 Remediation activities and other waste management services 268
F: Construction 82,760
41 Construction of buildings; 42 Civil engineering; 43 Specialised construction activities 82,760
G: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 174,964
45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17,803
46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 34,967
47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 117,932
48 Wholesale and retail not otherwise specified 4,262
H: Transport and storage 53,683
49 Land transport and transport via pipelines 28,581
50 Water transport 300
51 Air transport 1,412
52 Warehousing and support activities for transportation 11,258
53 Postal and courier activities 12,132
I: Accommodation and food service activities 47,800
55 Accommodation 4,290
56 Food and beverage service activities 43,510
J: Information and communication 36,896
58 Publishing activities 1,381
59 Motion picture, video and television production, sound recording and music publishing activities 2,115
60 Programming and broadcasting activities 1,605
61 Telecommunications 7,666
62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 23,341
63 Information service activities 788
K: Financial and insurance activities 43,327
64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 23,248
65 Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security 10,993
66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities 9,086
L: Real estate activities 14,075
68 Real estate activities 14,075
M: Professional, scientific and technical activities 59,222
69 Legal and accounting activities 23,046
70 Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6,255
71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 12,687
72 Scientific research and development 2,931
73 Advertising and market research 6,899
74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities 5,274
75 Veterinary activities 2,130
N: Administrative and support service activities 52,754
77 Rental and leasing activities 3,795
78 Employment activities 6,890
79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities 3,191
80 Security and investigation activities 6,230
81 Services to buildings and landscape activities 22,624
82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10,024
O: Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 58,811
84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 58,811
P: Education 107,195
85 Education 107,195
Q: Human health and social work activities 158,948
86 Human health activities 95,911
87 Residential care activities 15,396
88 Social work activities without accommodation 47,641
R, S, T, U Other 41,863
90 Creative, arts and entertainment activities 6,888
91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities 2,036
92 Gambling and betting activities 3,579
93 Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 8,615
94 Activities of membership organisations 4,712
95 Repair of computers and personal and household goods 954
96 Other personal service activities 14,800
97 Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel 224
98 Undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of private households for own use 0
99 Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 55

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

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