Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 33,960 Show data context 1,803 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 1,121 Show data context 43 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 142,922 Show data context 70,115 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 13,329 Show data context 318 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 1,870 Show data context 136 Show data context
F: Construction 51,224 Show data context 452 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 91,177 Show data context 34,452 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 79,495 Show data context 5,763 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 9,679 Show data context 12,665 Show data context
J: Information & communication 2,651 Show data context 761 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 16,642 Show data context 5,278 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 2,581 Show data context 490 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 7,577 Show data context 3,014 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 24 Show data context 59 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 35,087 Show data context 2,921 Show data context
P: Education 5,159 Show data context 10,310 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 4,494 Show data context 8,059 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 13,868 Show data context 11,491 Show data context
T: Activities of households 7,646 Show data context 37,470 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 19 Show data context 15 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 32,077 Show data context 3,647 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 653 Show data context 33 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 172,049 Show data context 80,138 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 16,580 Show data context 1,072 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 1,453 Show data context 91 Show data context
F: Construction 57,918 Show data context 1,383 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 62,633 Show data context 36,644 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 61,665 Show data context 5,219 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 7,070 Show data context 19,697 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 6,066 Show data context 2,134 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 3,607 Show data context 2,012 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 42,013 Show data context 6,695 Show data context
P: Education 6,987 Show data context 11,393 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 8,040 Show data context 15,756 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 13,806 Show data context 12,261 Show data context
T: Activities of households 2,780 Show data context 11,894 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: 20th May 2024