Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 214 Show data context 5 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 7 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 13,120 Show data context 9,498 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 356 Show data context 17 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 54 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 1,690 Show data context 17 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,359 Show data context 1,118 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,171 Show data context 50 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 262 Show data context 283 Show data context
J: Information & communication 16 Show data context 4 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 278 Show data context 35 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 52 Show data context 13 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 247 Show data context 54 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 732 Show data context 46 Show data context
P: Education 128 Show data context 254 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 104 Show data context 176 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 517 Show data context 354 Show data context
T: Activities of households 149 Show data context 873 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 188 Show data context 16 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 30,161 Show data context 11,457 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 782 Show data context 72 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 73 Show data context 5 Show data context
F: Construction 2,821 Show data context 64 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 4,036 Show data context 2,515 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,756 Show data context 382 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 428 Show data context 1,344 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 472 Show data context 202 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 312 Show data context 217 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,079 Show data context 348 Show data context
P: Education 363 Show data context 511 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 331 Show data context 887 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 697 Show data context 555 Show data context
T: Activities of households 68 Show data context 456 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: 15th November 2024