Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 148 Show data context 11 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 3,586 Show data context 213 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 726 Show data context 1,266 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 26 Show data context 2 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 16 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 259 Show data context 4 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 513 Show data context 214 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 141 Show data context 9 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 43 Show data context 56 Show data context
J: Information & communication 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 68 Show data context 7 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 11 Show data context 1 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 25 Show data context 7 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 179 Show data context 17 Show data context
P: Education 35 Show data context 104 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 33 Show data context 63 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 79 Show data context 56 Show data context
T: Activities of households 34 Show data context 194 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 146 Show data context 17 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 3,756 Show data context 103 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 834 Show data context 1,072 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 28 Show data context 2 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 9 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 376 Show data context 5 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 416 Show data context 270 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 191 Show data context 10 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 63 Show data context 162 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 35 Show data context 14 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 8 Show data context 3 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 209 Show data context 36 Show data context
P: Education 53 Show data context 97 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 16 Show data context 33 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 65 Show data context 53 Show data context
T: Activities of households 2 Show data context 41 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: 28th April 2024