Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 107 Show data context 3 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 42 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,005 Show data context 400 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 111 Show data context 2 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 14 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 465 Show data context 5 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 602 Show data context 192 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 342 Show data context 19 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 39 Show data context 46 Show data context
J: Information & communication 13 Show data context 3 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 75 Show data context 20 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 13 Show data context 3 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 63 Show data context 20 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 230 Show data context 13 Show data context
P: Education 60 Show data context 122 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 64 Show data context 99 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 72 Show data context 85 Show data context
T: Activities of households 165 Show data context 482 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 93 Show data context 14 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 9 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,334 Show data context 723 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 174 Show data context 23 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 9 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 446 Show data context 19 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 594 Show data context 370 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 656 Show data context 90 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 76 Show data context 217 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 87 Show data context 26 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 68 Show data context 27 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 868 Show data context 383 Show data context
P: Education 160 Show data context 227 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 116 Show data context 363 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 127 Show data context 162 Show data context
T: Activities of households 48 Show data context 169 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: 07th June 2024