Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 573 Show data context 39 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 26 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,730 Show data context 938 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 376 Show data context 5 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 29 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 1,591 Show data context 26 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,642 Show data context 1,496 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,266 Show data context 80 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 190 Show data context 504 Show data context
J: Information & communication 10 Show data context 6 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 229 Show data context 48 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 54 Show data context 12 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 187 Show data context 77 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 4 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 567 Show data context 25 Show data context
P: Education 216 Show data context 603 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 166 Show data context 492 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 428 Show data context 515 Show data context
T: Activities of households 771 Show data context 3,632 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 27 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 10 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,751 Show data context 1,594 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 688 Show data context 63 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 68 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 2,205 Show data context 75 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,111 Show data context 2,477 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,583 Show data context 276 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 478 Show data context 1,221 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 366 Show data context 261 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 327 Show data context 182 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,214 Show data context 536 Show data context
P: Education 435 Show data context 788 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 294 Show data context 831 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 514 Show data context 637 Show data context
T: Activities of households 150 Show data context 857 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 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 June 2024