Census Data

Greater Manchester: Industry

Location Type: Combined Authorities, ONS Geographic Code: E47000001

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Key Facts

All Residents 2,867,762
Male 1,412,734
Female 1,455,031
Households 1,178,238

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Combined Authorities. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Greater Manchester. 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 1,280,113
A: Agriculture, Forestry and fishing 1,866
01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 1,738
02 Forestry and logging 67
03 Fishing and aquaculture 61
B: Mining and quarrying 772
05 Mining of coal and lignite 29
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas 536
07 Mining of metal ores 5
08 Other mining and quarrying 157
09 Mining support service activities 45
C: Manufacturing 89,637
10 Manufacture of food products 15,237
11 Manufacture of beverages 1,689
12 Manufacture of tobacco products 101
13 Manufacture of textiles 4,273
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 3,270
15 Manufacture of leather and related products 285
16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles o 729
17 Manufacture of paper and paper products 1,712
18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media 3,891
19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 217
20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 4,083
21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 3,652
22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 5,610
23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 1,813
24 Manufacture of basic metals 1,686
25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 6,338
26 Manufacture of computer, electrical and optical products 4,402
27 Manufacture of electrical equipment 1,911
28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment not otherwise specified 3,844
29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 4,352
30 Manufacture of other transport equipment 2,461
31 Manufacture of furniture 3,448
32 Other Manufacturing 13,020
33 Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 1,613
D: Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 7,663
35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 7,663
E: Water supply; Sewerage, Waste management and Remediation activities 8,726
36 Water collection, treatment and supply 2,772
37 Sewerage 641
38 Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery 5,025
39 Remediation activities and other waste management services 288
F: Construction 101,448
41 Construction of buildings; 42 Civil engineering; 43 Specialised construction activities 101,448
G: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 212,172
45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18,889
46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 38,704
47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 149,267
48 Wholesale and retail not otherwise specified 5,312
H: Transport and storage 70,094
49 Land transport and transport via pipelines 35,170
50 Water transport 597
51 Air transport 2,670
52 Warehousing and support activities for transportation 17,163
53 Postal and courier activities 14,494
I: Accommodation and food service activities 62,032
55 Accommodation 6,023
56 Food and beverage service activities 56,009
J: Information and communication 53,961
58 Publishing activities 1,654
59 Motion picture, video and television production, sound recording and music publishing activities 4,117
60 Programming and broadcasting activities 3,922
61 Telecommunications 11,651
62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 31,493
63 Information service activities 1,124
K: Financial and insurance activities 43,138
64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 19,560
65 Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security 13,437
66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities 10,141
L: Real estate activities 20,651
68 Real estate activities 20,651
M: Professional, scientific and technical activities 82,394
69 Legal and accounting activities 33,576
70 Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 8,682
71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 16,805
72 Scientific research and development 4,550
73 Advertising and market research 10,273
74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities 6,615
75 Veterinary activities 1,893
N: Administrative and support service activities 70,488
77 Rental and leasing activities 5,307
78 Employment activities 10,509
79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities 5,610
80 Security and investigation activities 9,756
81 Services to buildings and landscape activities 27,468
82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11,838
O: Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 66,484
84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 66,484
P: Education 129,531
85 Education 129,531
Q: Human health and social work activities 206,580
86 Human health activities 134,236
87 Residential care activities 17,456
88 Social work activities without accommodation 54,888
R, S, T, U Other 52,476
90 Creative, arts and entertainment activities 8,957
91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities 1,674
92 Gambling and betting activities 3,291
93 Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 11,732
94 Activities of membership organisations 5,942
95 Repair of computers and personal and household goods 1,291
96 Other personal service activities 19,068
97 Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel 315
98 Undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of private households for own use 0
99 Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 206

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

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