Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 183 Show data context 11 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 13 Show data context 3 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 14,554 Show data context 9,783 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 710 Show data context 28 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 207 Show data context 9 Show data context
F: Construction 4,343 Show data context 41 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 7,825 Show data context 2,881 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 5,645 Show data context 522 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 733 Show data context 645 Show data context
J: Information & communication 338 Show data context 101 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 1,323 Show data context 500 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 229 Show data context 56 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 598 Show data context 341 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 3 Show data context 2 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,123 Show data context 208 Show data context
P: Education 362 Show data context 612 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 291 Show data context 345 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,255 Show data context 1,328 Show data context
T: Activities of households 128 Show data context 1,383 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 4 Show data context 2 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 35 Show data context 3 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 13,641 Show data context 10,418 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 503 Show data context 92 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 70 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 2,822 Show data context 101 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,253 Show data context 2,016 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,611 Show data context 125 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 308 Show data context 1,095 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 367 Show data context 107 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 167 Show data context 88 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,180 Show data context 344 Show data context
P: Education 501 Show data context 739 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 178 Show data context 473 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,305 Show data context 1,136 Show data context
T: Activities of households 24 Show data context 335 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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The 1831 census provided information at parish-level on the number of males aged over 20 in each of nine occupational categories. Here we re-organise those nine categories into four to get some sense of the distribution of agriculture, of the new manufacturing industries and of the urban "trades". "Agriculture" is quite well-defined here, combining large- and small-scale farmers with agricultural labourers. "Manufacturing" is narrowly defined, excluding labourers and "capitalists", and focuses on the new factory-...


based industries. "Retail and handicrafts" covers the many workers in small businesses who sold products at the front of their shop and made them at the back. The "other" category covers "capitalists" and professionals, labourers outside agriculture, servants and "others".


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Date accessed: 27th September 2024