Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 3,453 Show data context 229 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 93 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 834 Show data context 395 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 19 Show data context 2 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 39 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 407 Show data context 3 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 757 Show data context 259 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 644 Show data context 50 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 129 Show data context 180 Show data context
J: Information & communication 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 110 Show data context 14 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 17 Show data context 1 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 60 Show data context 17 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 333 Show data context 37 Show data context
P: Education 62 Show data context 147 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 65 Show data context 106 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 151 Show data context 127 Show data context
T: Activities of households 102 Show data context 624 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 3,769 Show data context 402 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 13 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 3,075 Show data context 1,374 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 4 Show data context 2 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 49 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 812 Show data context 10 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 864 Show data context 287 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 785 Show data context 50 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 135 Show data context 267 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 53 Show data context 11 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 34 Show data context 26 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 446 Show data context 23 Show data context
P: Education 72 Show data context 246 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 226 Show data context 234 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 224 Show data context 1,646 Show data context
T: Activities of households 125 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 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: 19th May 2024