Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 36,720 Show data context 1,810 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2,508 Show data context 26 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 39,610 Show data context 10,127 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 3,015 Show data context 79 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 454 Show data context 59 Show data context
F: Construction 20,090 Show data context 153 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 28,764 Show data context 14,199 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 21,110 Show data context 1,454 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 5,729 Show data context 8,831 Show data context
J: Information & communication 136 Show data context 23 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 3,145 Show data context 537 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 824 Show data context 121 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 2,349 Show data context 753 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 3 Show data context 14 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 31,146 Show data context 734 Show data context
P: Education 2,126 Show data context 4,759 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 2,111 Show data context 3,914 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 5,365 Show data context 4,771 Show data context
T: Activities of households 8,972 Show data context 29,381 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 8 Show data context 1 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 34,893 Show data context 3,918 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2,628 Show data context 47 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 43,875 Show data context 12,322 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 5,125 Show data context 547 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 467 Show data context 17 Show data context
F: Construction 27,190 Show data context 541 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 30,555 Show data context 18,979 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 21,504 Show data context 2,667 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 7,106 Show data context 11,555 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 3,968 Show data context 1,546 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 2,804 Show data context 1,469 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 42,289 Show data context 3,629 Show data context
P: Education 3,135 Show data context 5,234 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 3,468 Show data context 6,994 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 6,167 Show data context 5,652 Show data context
T: Activities of households 3,366 Show data context 9,974 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