Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 151 Show data context 46 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 4,477 Show data context 31 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,589 Show data context 964 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 456 Show data context 15 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 64 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 1,216 Show data context 41 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,535 Show data context 2,781 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 4,673 Show data context 137 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 412 Show data context 671 Show data context
J: Information & communication 13 Show data context 7 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 361 Show data context 107 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 52 Show data context 45 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 203 Show data context 94 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,208 Show data context 112 Show data context
P: Education 280 Show data context 562 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 164 Show data context 329 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 609 Show data context 464 Show data context
T: Activities of households 63 Show data context 2,169 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 158 Show data context 15 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2,297 Show data context 57 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 6,626 Show data context 3,321 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 492 Show data context 20 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 60 Show data context 9 Show data context
F: Construction 1,923 Show data context 64 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,631 Show data context 2,868 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 5,555 Show data context 212 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 319 Show data context 1,046 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 339 Show data context 135 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 422 Show data context 114 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,415 Show data context 305 Show data context
P: Education 341 Show data context 505 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 332 Show data context 783 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 611 Show data context 549 Show data context
T: Activities of households 15 Show data context 333 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: 07th May 2024