Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 225 Show data context 11 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 171 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,420 Show data context 1,767 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 36 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 235 Show data context 0 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 524 Show data context 173 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 237 Show data context 8 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 34 Show data context 30 Show data context
J: Information & communication 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 50 Show data context 5 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 8 Show data context 1 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 43 Show data context 9 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 150 Show data context 8 Show data context
P: Education 34 Show data context 61 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 27 Show data context 50 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 69 Show data context 33 Show data context
T: Activities of households 105 Show data context 254 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 262 Show data context 22 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 39 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,099 Show data context 3,072 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 100 Show data context 5 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 329 Show data context 4 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 492 Show data context 306 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 154 Show data context 27 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 59 Show data context 206 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 59 Show data context 18 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 32 Show data context 11 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 181 Show data context 27 Show data context
P: Education 67 Show data context 79 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 40 Show data context 72 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 87 Show data context 45 Show data context
T: Activities of households 31 Show data context 116 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: 20th May 2024