Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 241 Show data context 9 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 14 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 17,908 Show data context 5,841 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 831 Show data context 38 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 68 Show data context 11 Show data context
F: Construction 3,300 Show data context 37 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 6,573 Show data context 3,030 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 4,102 Show data context 585 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 847 Show data context 921 Show data context
J: Information & communication 121 Show data context 87 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 897 Show data context 428 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 83 Show data context 30 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 384 Show data context 244 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1 Show data context 8 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 9,102 Show data context 528 Show data context
P: Education 560 Show data context 978 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 344 Show data context 684 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,007 Show data context 793 Show data context
T: Activities of households 159 Show data context 2,201 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 72 Show data context 8 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 5 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 25,530 Show data context 8,447 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 1,158 Show data context 166 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 59 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 4,064 Show data context 123 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 5,874 Show data context 4,096 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 3,403 Show data context 310 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 506 Show data context 1,918 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 693 Show data context 399 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 222 Show data context 143 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 9,412 Show data context 1,161 Show data context
P: Education 544 Show data context 1,014 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 416 Show data context 1,055 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 963 Show data context 804 Show data context
T: Activities of households 20 Show data context 669 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: 09th June 2024