Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 3,141 Show data context 88 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 43 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,671 Show data context 731 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 59 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 16 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 731 Show data context 2 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 819 Show data context 238 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 566 Show data context 55 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 116 Show data context 63 Show data context
J: Information & communication 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 71 Show data context 7 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 19 Show data context 3 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 52 Show data context 14 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 374 Show data context 11 Show data context
P: Education 180 Show data context 250 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 98 Show data context 110 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 134 Show data context 100 Show data context
T: Activities of households 450 Show data context 989 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 3,711 Show data context 306 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 23 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,747 Show data context 1,389 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 186 Show data context 30 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 21 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 954 Show data context 10 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,116 Show data context 278 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 492 Show data context 88 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 196 Show data context 216 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 24 Show data context 4 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 50 Show data context 18 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,340 Show data context 77 Show data context
P: Education 102 Show data context 256 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 302 Show data context 246 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 157 Show data context 122 Show data context
T: Activities of households 203 Show data context 337 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