Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 10,435 Show data context 254 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 416 Show data context 6 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 27,275 Show data context 15,167 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 952 Show data context 39 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 149 Show data context 4 Show data context
F: Construction 5,512 Show data context 52 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 9,016 Show data context 3,253 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 4,254 Show data context 250 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 988 Show data context 1,010 Show data context
J: Information & communication 38 Show data context 10 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 793 Show data context 126 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 191 Show data context 39 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 645 Show data context 170 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 2 Show data context 10 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 4,778 Show data context 212 Show data context
P: Education 530 Show data context 1,232 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 543 Show data context 935 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,423 Show data context 1,273 Show data context
T: Activities of households 2,019 Show data context 5,954 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 9,788 Show data context 684 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 337 Show data context 9 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 51,512 Show data context 19,591 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 1,979 Show data context 218 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 172 Show data context 6 Show data context
F: Construction 8,515 Show data context 169 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 9,972 Show data context 6,132 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 5,220 Show data context 991 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 1,531 Show data context 3,509 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 1,210 Show data context 490 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 831 Show data context 492 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 12,163 Show data context 1,475 Show data context
P: Education 1,344 Show data context 1,770 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 1,136 Show data context 2,340 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 2,249 Show data context 1,671 Show data context
T: Activities of households 520 Show data context 1,962 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: 14th May 2024