Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,049 Show data context 35 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 15 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,544 Show data context 338 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 80 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 27 Show data context 4 Show data context
F: Construction 1,444 Show data context 5 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,111 Show data context 335 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 625 Show data context 70 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 249 Show data context 212 Show data context
J: Information & communication 19 Show data context 4 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 270 Show data context 30 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 80 Show data context 12 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 168 Show data context 27 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 358 Show data context 33 Show data context
P: Education 145 Show data context 306 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 89 Show data context 154 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 304 Show data context 259 Show data context
T: Activities of households 1,058 Show data context 2,057 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 1,087 Show data context 137 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 8 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,624 Show data context 632 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 67 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 30 Show data context 9 Show data context
F: Construction 1,067 Show data context 16 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 998 Show data context 497 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 652 Show data context 103 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 160 Show data context 291 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 115 Show data context 29 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 113 Show data context 60 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 546 Show data context 104 Show data context
P: Education 151 Show data context 358 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 208 Show data context 416 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 219 Show data context 176 Show data context
T: Activities of households 643 Show data context 1,021 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 3 , 'Industries (Orders and Selected Units) and Status Aggregates. Occupied Males and Females aged 15 and over', for 'Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD, NT'

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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: 18th May 2024