Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,762 Show data context 134 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 9,482 Show data context 15 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 3,035 Show data context 401 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 94 Show data context 12 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 38 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 983 Show data context 8 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,523 Show data context 613 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,133 Show data context 55 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 144 Show data context 371 Show data context
J: Information & communication 6 Show data context 2 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 172 Show data context 11 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 42 Show data context 3 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 81 Show data context 15 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 594 Show data context 38 Show data context
P: Education 160 Show data context 339 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 119 Show data context 186 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 227 Show data context 139 Show data context
T: Activities of households 351 Show data context 1,140 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 1,569 Show data context 249 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 7,875 Show data context 71 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 5,812 Show data context 1,436 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 569 Show data context 178 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 39 Show data context 3 Show data context
F: Construction 1,481 Show data context 7 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,065 Show data context 549 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 704 Show data context 106 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 144 Show data context 358 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 135 Show data context 14 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 45 Show data context 10 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 459 Show data context 208 Show data context
P: Education 242 Show data context 328 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 41 Show data context 116 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 196 Show data context 61 Show data context
T: Activities of households 90 Show data context 273 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: 11th June 2024