Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1841 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 848 Show data context 22 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 1,737 Show data context 28 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 6,317 Show data context 522 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 5 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 618 Show data context 3 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 575 Show data context 84 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 212 Show data context 7 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 158 Show data context 38 Show data context
J: Information & communication 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 11 Show data context 0 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 14 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 46 Show data context 0 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 293 Show data context 5 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 55 Show data context 1 Show data context
P: Education 34 Show data context 50 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 32 Show data context 14 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 69 Show data context 67 Show data context
T: Activities of households 268 Show data context 1,537 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1861 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,344 Show data context 198 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 3,423 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 8,124 Show data context 1,372 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 26 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 18 Show data context 7 Show data context
F: Construction 1,078 Show data context 1 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 748 Show data context 253 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 615 Show data context 86 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 289 Show data context 237 Show data context
J: Information & communication 7 Show data context 4 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 18 Show data context 4 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 58 Show data context 62 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 84 Show data context 0 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 142 Show data context 3 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 85 Show data context 3 Show data context
P: Education 38 Show data context 148 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 30 Show data context 20 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 94 Show data context 271 Show data context
T: Activities of households 106 Show data context 1,122 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1881 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 917 Show data context 50 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 4,192 Show data context 81 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 16,069 Show data context 4,026 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 72 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 14 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 1,977 Show data context 14 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,357 Show data context 347 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,368 Show data context 110 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 329 Show data context 203 Show data context
J: Information & communication 22 Show data context 2 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 100 Show data context 49 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 21 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 180 Show data context 2 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 557 Show data context 16 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 215 Show data context 10 Show data context
P: Education 141 Show data context 326 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 52 Show data context 57 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 147 Show data context 505 Show data context
T: Activities of households 144 Show data context 3,101 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1911 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,642 Show data context 141 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 7,064 Show data context 3 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 24,720 Show data context 9,595 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 315 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 58 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 3,133 Show data context 2 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,285 Show data context 1,595 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 4,715 Show data context 102 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 571 Show data context 585 Show data context
J: Information & communication 82 Show data context 68 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 460 Show data context 9 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 229 Show data context 5 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1,294 Show data context 562 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 703 Show data context 121 Show data context
P: Education 308 Show data context 713 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 124 Show data context 269 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 519 Show data context 1,086 Show data context
T: Activities of households 475 Show data context 3,397 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 729 Show data context 39 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 6,961 Show data context 13 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 25,696 Show data context 13,060 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 626 Show data context 21 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 135 Show data context 4 Show data context
F: Construction 3,265 Show data context 25 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 4,794 Show data context 2,551 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 3,848 Show data context 179 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 456 Show data context 590 Show data context
J: Information & communication 22 Show data context 7 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 468 Show data context 146 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 84 Show data context 19 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 269 Show data context 89 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 4 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,744 Show data context 168 Show data context
P: Education 401 Show data context 753 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 253 Show data context 500 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 762 Show data context 544 Show data context
T: Activities of households 365 Show data context 2,704 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 494 Show data context 50 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 1,553 Show data context 26 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 37,216 Show data context 20,122 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 1,022 Show data context 70 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 148 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 4,406 Show data context 135 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 5,345 Show data context 4,348 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 3,662 Show data context 529 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 550 Show data context 1,924 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 424 Show data context 194 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 291 Show data context 187 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,868 Show data context 529 Show data context
P: Education 612 Show data context 977 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 424 Show data context 972 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 955 Show data context 845 Show data context
T: Activities of households 124 Show data context 644 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 219 Show data context 49 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 99 Show data context 23 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 49,476 Show data context 22,984 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 718 Show data context 150 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 74 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 6,319 Show data context 480 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 7,346 Show data context 6,765 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 4,464 Show data context 616 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 821 Show data context 1,655 Show data context
J: Information & communication 497 Show data context 412 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 598 Show data context 716 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 42 Show data context 60 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 638 Show data context 553 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 72 Show data context 199 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,031 Show data context 1,911 Show data context
P: Education 1,727 Show data context 4,140 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 627 Show data context 1,676 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 957 Show data context 1,345 Show data context
T: Activities of households 39 Show data context 355 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Date: Source:
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 17 , 'Occupations of Males aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 18 , 'Occupations of Females aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1881 - 1991 Census of Population
1971 1971 Census of England and Wales, Economic activity County Leaflets, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex', for 'County, county boroughs, urban areas with populations of 50,000 or more, conurbation centres'

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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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Walsall District through time | Industry Statistics | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 26th April 2024