Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 584 Show data context 16 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 25 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,078 Show data context 674 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 378 Show data context 11 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 121 Show data context 4 Show data context
F: Construction 2,136 Show data context 21 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,661 Show data context 1,825 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,097 Show data context 125 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 753 Show data context 1,650 Show data context
J: Information & communication 26 Show data context 4 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 374 Show data context 50 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 128 Show data context 24 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 292 Show data context 104 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 6 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,506 Show data context 131 Show data context
P: Education 250 Show data context 687 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 301 Show data context 880 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 740 Show data context 896 Show data context
T: Activities of households 472 Show data context 3,546 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 376 Show data context 33 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 7 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,315 Show data context 462 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 458 Show data context 35 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 112 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 2,037 Show data context 60 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,036 Show data context 1,926 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,792 Show data context 188 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 797 Show data context 1,377 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 366 Show data context 155 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 248 Show data context 174 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,684 Show data context 476 Show data context
P: Education 283 Show data context 613 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 436 Show data context 1,059 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 746 Show data context 923 Show data context
T: Activities of households 185 Show data context 922 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 2 , 'Industries of Males and Females (exclusive of persons out of work)'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 2 , 'Industries (Minimum List) and Status Aggregates. Occupied Males and Females aged 15 and over', for 'Con, AC, CB, MetB, Urban Areas with population of 50,000 or more'

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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: 27th April 2024