Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,792 Show data context 122 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 352 Show data context 54 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,993 Show data context 435 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 45 Show data context 3 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 7 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 400 Show data context 3 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 642 Show data context 249 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 648 Show data context 45 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 101 Show data context 106 Show data context
J: Information & communication 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 63 Show data context 5 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 10 Show data context 1 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 44 Show data context 9 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 251 Show data context 22 Show data context
P: Education 53 Show data context 112 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 33 Show data context 72 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 153 Show data context 93 Show data context
T: Activities of households 312 Show data context 890 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,852 Show data context 247 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 237 Show data context 114 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,046 Show data context 488 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 62 Show data context 33 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 131 Show data context 10 Show data context
F: Construction 781 Show data context 12 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 537 Show data context 256 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 393 Show data context 44 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 102 Show data context 184 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 23 Show data context 3 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 28 Show data context 8 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 490 Show data context 70 Show data context
P: Education 61 Show data context 146 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 44 Show data context 131 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 120 Show data context 32 Show data context
T: Activities of households 146 Show data context 351 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Date: Source:
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 3 , 'Industries (condensed list) of Males and Females (exclusive of persons out of work)'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 3 , 'Industries (Orders and Selected Units) and Status Aggregates. Occupied Males and Females aged 15 and over', for 'Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD, NT'

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This classification of industry is that used by the 2011 Census, and forms the basic for our standardisation of historical information on industrial structure. The modern data are a classification of workers by their employers' business and count them by their place of work. However, before 1951 they are counted by place of residence, and before 1921 workers have to be classified by their individual occupations. Here we break the numbers in each industry down by gender, but this is not possible with the 2011 dat...


a, only with the re-districted and re-classified historical statisics.


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Date accessed: 01st May 2024