England and Wales: Industry

Location Type: England and Wales, ONS Geographic Code: K04000001

Key Facts

All Residents	59,597,542
Male	29,177,340
Female	30,420,202
Households	24,783,199
Population Density (people/km2)	394.6

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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	27,773,661
A: Agriculture, Forestry and fishing	237,049
01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities	223,739
02 Forestry and logging	7,338
03 Fishing and aquaculture	5,972
B: Mining and quarrying	42,699
05 Mining of coal and lignite	1,969
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas	25,780
07 Mining of metal ores	542
08 Other mining and quarrying	11,844
09 Mining support service activities	2,564
C: Manufacturing	2,040,203
10 Manufacture of food products	295,001
11 Manufacture of beverages	39,404
12 Manufacture of tobacco products	3,603
13 Manufacture of textiles	43,319
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel	49,909
15 Manufacture of leather and related products	8,749
16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles o	20,691
17 Manufacture of paper and paper products	25,826
18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media	89,057
19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products	11,411
20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products	62,932
21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations	99,741
22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products	96,401
23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products	46,875
24 Manufacture of basic metals	65,917
25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment	143,875
26 Manufacture of computer, electrical and optical products	91,856
27 Manufacture of electrical equipment	43,000
28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment not otherwise specified	90,910
29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers	190,313
30 Manufacture of other transport equipment	110,175
31 Manufacture of furniture	72,862
32 Other Manufacturing	293,735
33 Repair and installation of machinery and equipment	44,641
D: Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	161,604
35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	161,604
E: Water supply; Sewerage, Waste management and Remediation activities	203,710
36 Water collection, treatment and supply	76,642
37 Sewerage	12,390
38 Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery	109,166
39 Remediation activities and other waste management services	5,512
F: Construction	2,406,228
41 Construction of buildings; 42 Civil engineering; 43 Specialised construction activities	2,406,228
G: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	4,156,299
45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	438,871
46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles	769,430
47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles	2,844,470
48 Wholesale and retail not otherwise specified	103,528
H: Transport and storage	1,381,362
49 Land transport and transport via pipelines	697,126
50 Water transport	27,953
51 Air transport	59,335
52 Warehousing and support activities for transportation	288,553
53 Postal and courier activities	308,395
I: Accommodation and food service activities	1,362,991
55 Accommodation	212,711
56 Food and beverage service activities	1,150,280
J: Information and communication	1,283,997
58 Publishing activities	83,429
59 Motion picture, video and television production, sound recording and music publishing activities	115,782
60 Programming and broadcasting activities	55,330
61 Telecommunications	206,877
62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities	790,258
63 Information service activities	32,321
K: Financial and insurance activities	1,046,740
64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding	483,398
65 Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security	266,495
66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities	296,847
L: Real estate activities	430,490
68 Real estate activities	430,490
M: Professional, scientific and technical activities	1,828,909
69 Legal and accounting activities	609,512
70 Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities	249,238
71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis	371,569
72 Scientific research and development	131,890
73 Advertising and market research	233,165
74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities	165,728
75 Veterinary activities	67,807
N: Administrative and support service activities	1,457,167
77 Rental and leasing activities	83,916
78 Employment activities	190,323
79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities	101,935
80 Security and investigation activities	164,748
81 Services to buildings and landscape activities	707,730
82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities	208,515
O: Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1,646,592
84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1,646,592
P: Education	2,732,876
85 Education	2,732,876
Q: Human health and social work activities	4,089,373
86 Human health activities	2,481,506
87 Residential care activities	430,810
88 Social work activities without accommodation	1,177,057
R, S, T, U Other	1,265,372
90 Creative, arts and entertainment activities	251,747
91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities	70,668
92 Gambling and betting activities	56,698
93 Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities	268,312
94 Activities of membership organisations	149,384
95 Repair of computers and personal and household goods	26,782
96 Other personal service activities	416,089
97 Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel	14,321
98 Undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of private households for own use	8
99 Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies	11,363

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Table Code	ts060
Issued	2022-12-08
Unit of Measure	Person
Number of Response Options	88