Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1841 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 2,000 Show data context 84 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 595 Show data context 22 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 3,699 Show data context 1,193 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 5 Show data context 4 Show data context
F: Construction 496 Show data context 2 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 286 Show data context 44 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 127 Show data context 3 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 79 Show data context 23 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 7 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 19 Show data context 0 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 127 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 38 Show data context 1 Show data context
P: Education 37 Show data context 33 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 23 Show data context 9 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 36 Show data context 19 Show data context
T: Activities of households 234 Show data context 947 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 2,685 Show data context 514 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 1,744 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,668 Show data context 770 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 7 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 12 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 937 Show data context 1 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 573 Show data context 171 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 478 Show data context 21 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 154 Show data context 162 Show data context
J: Information & communication 6 Show data context 2 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 12 Show data context 0 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 64 Show data context 46 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 74 Show data context 0 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 107 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 73 Show data context 4 Show data context
P: Education 50 Show data context 124 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 29 Show data context 24 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 81 Show data context 138 Show data context
T: Activities of households 113 Show data context 952 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1881 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,950 Show data context 57 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 7,152 Show data context 23 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 6,912 Show data context 1,049 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 37 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 11 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 1,457 Show data context 8 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 934 Show data context 183 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,005 Show data context 11 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 173 Show data context 74 Show data context
J: Information & communication 18 Show data context 3 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 80 Show data context 2 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 17 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 170 Show data context 0 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 393 Show data context 6 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 147 Show data context 15 Show data context
P: Education 133 Show data context 273 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 53 Show data context 63 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 118 Show data context 261 Show data context
T: Activities of households 269 Show data context 2,481 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 4,102 Show data context 358 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 13,007 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 17,283 Show data context 5,458 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 270 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 162 Show data context 63 Show data context
F: Construction 3,537 Show data context 3 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,169 Show data context 913 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 4,208 Show data context 42 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 520 Show data context 431 Show data context
J: Information & communication 87 Show data context 58 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 425 Show data context 9 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 222 Show data context 8 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1,046 Show data context 144 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 635 Show data context 118 Show data context
P: Education 278 Show data context 629 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 150 Show data context 330 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 598 Show data context 727 Show data context
T: Activities of households 651 Show data context 3,614 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 1,507 Show data context 69 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 27,997 Show data context 57 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 14,120 Show data context 1,468 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 510 Show data context 20 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 104 Show data context 45 Show data context
F: Construction 1,866 Show data context 17 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,779 Show data context 1,982 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 3,172 Show data context 176 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 421 Show data context 650 Show data context
J: Information & communication 4 Show data context 2 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 489 Show data context 75 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 78 Show data context 12 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 259 Show data context 78 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 2 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,284 Show data context 195 Show data context
P: Education 391 Show data context 820 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 246 Show data context 618 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 739 Show data context 539 Show data context
T: Activities of households 332 Show data context 3,127 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 1,417 Show data context 159 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 27,366 Show data context 218 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 27,438 Show data context 5,700 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 1,106 Show data context 92 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 85 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 4,017 Show data context 75 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 4,027 Show data context 3,748 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 4,591 Show data context 582 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 498 Show data context 1,890 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 507 Show data context 253 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 217 Show data context 137 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,439 Show data context 644 Show data context
P: Education 658 Show data context 1,223 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 446 Show data context 1,139 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 810 Show data context 616 Show data context
T: Activities of households 102 Show data context 815 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 1,591 Show data context 164 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 8,832 Show data context 125 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 33,495 Show data context 8,298 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 1,257 Show data context 84 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 97 Show data context 3 Show data context
F: Construction 5,940 Show data context 300 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 6,487 Show data context 4,719 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 3,399 Show data context 357 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 707 Show data context 1,310 Show data context
J: Information & communication 456 Show data context 228 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 776 Show data context 584 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 63 Show data context 60 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 498 Show data context 346 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 94 Show data context 111 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 3,669 Show data context 1,917 Show data context
P: Education 1,467 Show data context 2,893 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 848 Show data context 1,892 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 873 Show data context 876 Show data context
T: Activities of households 72 Show data context 468 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 41 Show data context 2 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, Rotherham District through time | Industry Statistics | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 24th April 2024