Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 825 Show data context 33 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 34 Show data context 3 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,669 Show data context 1,411 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 513 Show data context 13 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 36 Show data context 5 Show data context
F: Construction 4,233 Show data context 38 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 6,403 Show data context 3,417 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 3,127 Show data context 342 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 2,087 Show data context 4,568 Show data context
J: Information & communication 47 Show data context 8 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 829 Show data context 184 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 310 Show data context 47 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 645 Show data context 253 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1 Show data context 14 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,162 Show data context 227 Show data context
P: Education 360 Show data context 920 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 429 Show data context 1,142 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,326 Show data context 1,502 Show data context
T: Activities of households 893 Show data context 7,293 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 466 Show data context 64 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,527 Show data context 2,101 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 831 Show data context 164 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 87 Show data context 6 Show data context
F: Construction 4,281 Show data context 115 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 8,459 Show data context 5,846 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 4,406 Show data context 1,048 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 3,162 Show data context 4,968 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 1,366 Show data context 751 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 940 Show data context 555 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,900 Show data context 600 Show data context
P: Education 482 Show data context 914 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 635 Show data context 1,722 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,814 Show data context 2,047 Show data context
T: Activities of households 399 Show data context 2,400 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 June 2024