This project was an investigation into the spatial dynamics of industrial change in North West England. Data, at establishment level, are available for 1959, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1981 and are geocoded to kilometre grid resolution and assigned to employment office areas. Variables Grid location, post town, standard industrial classification, minimum list heading, manual employment, female office employment, total office employment, date of entry into database, employment office area, component of change.