Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 344 Show data context 44 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 50 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,112 Show data context 576 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 218 Show data context 6 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 80 Show data context 6 Show data context
F: Construction 1,300 Show data context 8 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,475 Show data context 405 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,395 Show data context 116 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 73 Show data context 97 Show data context
J: Information & communication 22 Show data context 6 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 421 Show data context 101 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 68 Show data context 11 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 140 Show data context 30 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 764 Show data context 48 Show data context
P: Education 92 Show data context 179 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 92 Show data context 145 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 178 Show data context 113 Show data context
T: Activities of households 151 Show data context 580 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 532 Show data context 125 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 47 Show data context 3 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,378 Show data context 2,346 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 88 Show data context 70 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 200 Show data context 19 Show data context
F: Construction 2,026 Show data context 54 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,029 Show data context 1,232 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,410 Show data context 201 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 167 Show data context 629 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 123 Show data context 48 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 117 Show data context 53 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,605 Show data context 226 Show data context
P: Education 303 Show data context 432 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 303 Show data context 659 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 398 Show data context 389 Show data context
T: Activities of households 71 Show data context 372 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: 25th June 2024