Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 200 Show data context 15 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 32 Show data context 3 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,828 Show data context 445 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 208 Show data context 5 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 20 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 755 Show data context 11 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,787 Show data context 1,065 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,171 Show data context 108 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 98 Show data context 228 Show data context
J: Information & communication 2 Show data context 2 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 215 Show data context 48 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 86 Show data context 14 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 117 Show data context 32 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 4 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 907 Show data context 39 Show data context
P: Education 144 Show data context 319 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 98 Show data context 235 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 198 Show data context 159 Show data context
T: Activities of households 355 Show data context 1,589 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 396 Show data context 59 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 28 Show data context 7 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 3,665 Show data context 948 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 421 Show data context 65 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 32 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 1,395 Show data context 46 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,430 Show data context 1,830 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,801 Show data context 419 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 260 Show data context 816 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 360 Show data context 213 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 130 Show data context 137 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,316 Show data context 550 Show data context
P: Education 295 Show data context 472 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 356 Show data context 881 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 426 Show data context 439 Show data context
T: Activities of households 76 Show data context 454 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: 30th April 2024