Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,306 Show data context 66 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 9 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,374 Show data context 442 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 249 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 29 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 1,867 Show data context 26 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,426 Show data context 1,167 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 966 Show data context 79 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 191 Show data context 738 Show data context
J: Information & communication 10 Show data context 2 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 287 Show data context 44 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 126 Show data context 30 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 212 Show data context 66 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1 Show data context 12 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 816 Show data context 36 Show data context
P: Education 198 Show data context 499 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 178 Show data context 447 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 364 Show data context 503 Show data context
T: Activities of households 755 Show data context 3,392 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 872 Show data context 196 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,375 Show data context 755 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 359 Show data context 43 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 35 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 2,008 Show data context 72 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,272 Show data context 2,247 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,369 Show data context 214 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 667 Show data context 1,341 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 415 Show data context 184 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 329 Show data context 237 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,582 Show data context 495 Show data context
P: Education 216 Show data context 477 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 279 Show data context 788 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 684 Show data context 719 Show data context
T: Activities of households 277 Show data context 1,599 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: 14th May 2024