Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 147 Show data context 12 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 11 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,282 Show data context 827 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 320 Show data context 5 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 36 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 927 Show data context 19 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,929 Show data context 990 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,214 Show data context 295 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 149 Show data context 287 Show data context
J: Information & communication 58 Show data context 21 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 543 Show data context 166 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 88 Show data context 24 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 367 Show data context 82 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 5 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,025 Show data context 214 Show data context
P: Education 200 Show data context 317 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 258 Show data context 387 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 441 Show data context 478 Show data context
T: Activities of households 601 Show data context 2,732 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 69 Show data context 11 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 45 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,768 Show data context 822 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 251 Show data context 17 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 32 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 1,074 Show data context 46 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,402 Show data context 1,333 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 558 Show data context 90 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 340 Show data context 941 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 979 Show data context 656 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 193 Show data context 128 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,093 Show data context 412 Show data context
P: Education 104 Show data context 243 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 171 Show data context 445 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 680 Show data context 504 Show data context
T: Activities of households 76 Show data context 729 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 3 , 'Industries (Orders and Selected Units) and Status Aggregates. Occupied Males and Females aged 15 and over', for 'Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD, NT'

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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: 30th May 2024