Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 11,293 Show data context 1,418 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 131,608 Show data context 953 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 81,227 Show data context 17,431 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 4,556 Show data context 161 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 1,682 Show data context 61 Show data context
F: Construction 14,851 Show data context 294 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 38,375 Show data context 25,099 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 32,915 Show data context 1,858 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 4,082 Show data context 6,298 Show data context
J: Information & communication 200 Show data context 66 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 3,883 Show data context 1,040 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 664 Show data context 233 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 2,078 Show data context 774 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 7 Show data context 19 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 16,267 Show data context 1,372 Show data context
P: Education 3,932 Show data context 8,047 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 2,120 Show data context 4,014 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 6,358 Show data context 4,857 Show data context
T: Activities of households 2,042 Show data context 26,732 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 7 Show data context 2 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 11,039 Show data context 1,312 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 116,739 Show data context 1,346 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 155,975 Show data context 52,121 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 5,834 Show data context 469 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 979 Show data context 70 Show data context
F: Construction 31,765 Show data context 760 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 34,234 Show data context 31,107 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 35,446 Show data context 4,009 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 3,947 Show data context 14,219 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 3,915 Show data context 1,437 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 2,172 Show data context 1,121 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 23,232 Show data context 4,331 Show data context
P: Education 4,985 Show data context 8,771 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 4,203 Show data context 9,760 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 7,446 Show data context 6,620 Show data context
T: Activities of households 616 Show data context 6,109 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: 28th April 2024