Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 38,296 Show data context 2,091 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 177,973 Show data context 383 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 388,589 Show data context 247,415 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 13,050 Show data context 411 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 4,598 Show data context 1,815 Show data context
F: Construction 48,655 Show data context 710 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 123,511 Show data context 52,704 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 84,920 Show data context 5,020 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 13,816 Show data context 17,784 Show data context
J: Information & communication 615 Show data context 237 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 13,335 Show data context 2,886 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 2,102 Show data context 430 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 8,450 Show data context 2,928 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 9 Show data context 49 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 47,588 Show data context 4,359 Show data context
P: Education 9,059 Show data context 17,885 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 7,043 Show data context 13,550 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 20,513 Show data context 14,962 Show data context
T: Activities of households 8,720 Show data context 65,314 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 5 Show data context 8 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 33,444 Show data context 3,534 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 144,021 Show data context 1,395 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 495,906 Show data context 270,863 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 21,581 Show data context 1,796 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 2,573 Show data context 64 Show data context
F: Construction 79,796 Show data context 2,360 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 123,721 Show data context 83,198 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 89,458 Show data context 13,959 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 14,450 Show data context 42,583 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 15,408 Show data context 7,658 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 9,350 Show data context 5,093 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 61,460 Show data context 13,855 Show data context
P: Education 12,760 Show data context 21,817 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 13,339 Show data context 27,708 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 23,839 Show data context 20,937 Show data context
T: Activities of households 3,762 Show data context 19,848 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: 13th May 2024