Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 157 Show data context 28 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 32 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,218 Show data context 452 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 74 Show data context 5 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 20 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 308 Show data context 4 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 375 Show data context 163 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 232 Show data context 14 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 34 Show data context 47 Show data context
J: Information & communication 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 36 Show data context 6 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 12 Show data context 2 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 19 Show data context 5 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 131 Show data context 9 Show data context
P: Education 31 Show data context 97 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 21 Show data context 47 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 38 Show data context 36 Show data context
T: Activities of households 86 Show data context 241 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 353 Show data context 46 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 13 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,291 Show data context 683 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 259 Show data context 30 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 67 Show data context 8 Show data context
F: Construction 482 Show data context 6 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 747 Show data context 589 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 551 Show data context 70 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 72 Show data context 248 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 65 Show data context 27 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 41 Show data context 17 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 263 Show data context 70 Show data context
P: Education 172 Show data context 265 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 279 Show data context 606 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 123 Show data context 135 Show data context
T: Activities of households 139 Show data context 231 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: 18th May 2024