Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 334 Show data context 25 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 4,056 Show data context 20 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 7,162 Show data context 2,737 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 192 Show data context 6 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 45 Show data context 6 Show data context
F: Construction 898 Show data context 11 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,217 Show data context 1,048 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,748 Show data context 50 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 199 Show data context 284 Show data context
J: Information & communication 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 249 Show data context 44 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 25 Show data context 9 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 170 Show data context 29 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 715 Show data context 95 Show data context
P: Education 182 Show data context 331 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 150 Show data context 398 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 273 Show data context 201 Show data context
T: Activities of households 107 Show data context 1,299 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 255 Show data context 47 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 156 Show data context 8 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 10,916 Show data context 5,144 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 420 Show data context 49 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 78 Show data context 4 Show data context
F: Construction 1,697 Show data context 44 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,593 Show data context 2,230 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,624 Show data context 364 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 200 Show data context 821 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 304 Show data context 132 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 186 Show data context 88 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,061 Show data context 373 Show data context
P: Education 315 Show data context 500 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 333 Show data context 874 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 406 Show data context 378 Show data context
T: Activities of households 47 Show data context 270 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: 06th June 2024