Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 186 Show data context 10 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 10 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 3,007 Show data context 961 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 304 Show data context 10 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 28 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 1,059 Show data context 20 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,857 Show data context 999 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,451 Show data context 245 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 200 Show data context 577 Show data context
J: Information & communication 31 Show data context 11 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 1,026 Show data context 314 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 222 Show data context 56 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 375 Show data context 88 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1 Show data context 7 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 860 Show data context 107 Show data context
P: Education 254 Show data context 356 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 257 Show data context 352 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 446 Show data context 480 Show data context
T: Activities of households 354 Show data context 2,559 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 91 Show data context 18 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 5 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,748 Show data context 2,181 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 525 Show data context 109 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 31 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 1,573 Show data context 78 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,522 Show data context 1,046 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,151 Show data context 119 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 130 Show data context 525 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 245 Show data context 86 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 195 Show data context 115 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 743 Show data context 175 Show data context
P: Education 165 Show data context 442 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 215 Show data context 474 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 486 Show data context 517 Show data context
T: Activities of households 135 Show data context 919 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 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: 06th May 2024