Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1841 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,416 Show data context 114 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 162 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,728 Show data context 981 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 313 Show data context 1 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 165 Show data context 36 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 168 Show data context 2 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 50 Show data context 16 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 17 Show data context 0 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 128 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 32 Show data context 1 Show data context
P: Education 24 Show data context 30 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 13 Show data context 5 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 22 Show data context 27 Show data context
T: Activities of households 364 Show data context 861 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1861 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,913 Show data context 388 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 291 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,026 Show data context 1,260 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 31 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 22 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 2,213 Show data context 5 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,055 Show data context 342 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 3,029 Show data context 21 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 237 Show data context 412 Show data context
J: Information & communication 34 Show data context 6 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 243 Show data context 5 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 147 Show data context 166 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 236 Show data context 0 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1,011 Show data context 26 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 576 Show data context 3 Show data context
P: Education 93 Show data context 355 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 65 Show data context 68 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 186 Show data context 560 Show data context
T: Activities of households 181 Show data context 3,487 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1881 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 2,045 Show data context 78 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 178 Show data context 3 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 8,240 Show data context 2,208 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 87 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 29 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 3,873 Show data context 18 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,853 Show data context 565 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 6,094 Show data context 39 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 454 Show data context 455 Show data context
J: Information & communication 69 Show data context 31 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 384 Show data context 7 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 79 Show data context 1 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 521 Show data context 9 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 2,233 Show data context 43 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 895 Show data context 31 Show data context
P: Education 203 Show data context 768 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 94 Show data context 263 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 328 Show data context 1,221 Show data context
T: Activities of households 837 Show data context 7,810 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1911 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 2,824 Show data context 371 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 359 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 20,697 Show data context 7,834 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 648 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 189 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 5,577 Show data context 2 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 7,710 Show data context 2,805 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 14,464 Show data context 235 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 926 Show data context 1,337 Show data context
J: Information & communication 260 Show data context 205 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 1,584 Show data context 83 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 714 Show data context 64 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 5,137 Show data context 1,073 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,026 Show data context 319 Show data context
P: Education 473 Show data context 1,490 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 327 Show data context 867 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,515 Show data context 2,951 Show data context
T: Activities of households 1,032 Show data context 10,169 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 2,092 Show data context 193 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 147 Show data context 11 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 19,332 Show data context 6,207 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 1,364 Show data context 23 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 215 Show data context 14 Show data context
F: Construction 5,797 Show data context 84 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 14,813 Show data context 7,744 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 15,300 Show data context 1,169 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 1,106 Show data context 1,985 Show data context
J: Information & communication 158 Show data context 38 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 2,857 Show data context 762 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 424 Show data context 86 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 1,267 Show data context 407 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 4 Show data context 15 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 5,476 Show data context 510 Show data context
P: Education 875 Show data context 2,174 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 641 Show data context 1,751 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 2,507 Show data context 2,310 Show data context
T: Activities of households 1,239 Show data context 10,940 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 8 Show data context 7 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,353 Show data context 227 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 35 Show data context 3 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 29,970 Show data context 7,378 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 1,766 Show data context 97 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 204 Show data context 13 Show data context
F: Construction 8,636 Show data context 226 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 8,485 Show data context 6,979 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 13,575 Show data context 829 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 1,013 Show data context 3,177 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 1,120 Show data context 388 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 367 Show data context 205 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 8,408 Show data context 964 Show data context
P: Education 1,019 Show data context 1,984 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 986 Show data context 3,294 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 2,483 Show data context 3,878 Show data context
T: Activities of households 533 Show data context 2,540 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,022 Show data context 155 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 97 Show data context 15 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 32,944 Show data context 10,350 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 1,466 Show data context 223 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 244 Show data context 59 Show data context
F: Construction 8,933 Show data context 527 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 7,998 Show data context 8,957 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 8,107 Show data context 840 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 848 Show data context 2,136 Show data context
J: Information & communication 639 Show data context 353 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 874 Show data context 891 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 190 Show data context 162 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 894 Show data context 627 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 728 Show data context 514 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 4,629 Show data context 2,732 Show data context
P: Education 1,750 Show data context 5,055 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 1,219 Show data context 4,457 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,364 Show data context 2,724 Show data context
T: Activities of households 153 Show data context 682 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 30 Show data context 0 Show data context
Date: Source:
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 17 , 'Occupations of Males aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 18 , 'Occupations of Females aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1881 - 1991 Census of Population
1971 1971 Census of England and Wales, Economic activity County Leaflets, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex', for 'County, county boroughs, urban areas with populations of 50,000 or more, conurbation centres'

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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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wirral District through time | Industry Statistics | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 23rd April 2024