Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 203 Show data context 33 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 64 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 407 Show data context 127 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 38 Show data context 4 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 240 Show data context 6 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 562 Show data context 244 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 566 Show data context 27 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 46 Show data context 62 Show data context
J: Information & communication 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 84 Show data context 6 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 15 Show data context 3 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 241 Show data context 13 Show data context
P: Education 70 Show data context 134 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 36 Show data context 51 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 97 Show data context 39 Show data context
T: Activities of households 56 Show data context 449 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 201 Show data context 51 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 11 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 507 Show data context 92 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 95 Show data context 22 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 8 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 385 Show data context 9 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 924 Show data context 555 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 496 Show data context 76 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 73 Show data context 215 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 117 Show data context 39 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 65 Show data context 42 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 664 Show data context 215 Show data context
P: Education 121 Show data context 148 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 248 Show data context 361 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 135 Show data context 104 Show data context
T: Activities of households 13 Show data context 111 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Carmarthen MB through time | Industry Statistics | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 28th April 2024