Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 47 Show data context 9 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,281 Show data context 703 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 425 Show data context 44 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 24 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 1,289 Show data context 59 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,470 Show data context 936 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 661 Show data context 127 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 106 Show data context 384 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 189 Show data context 58 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 101 Show data context 73 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 796 Show data context 284 Show data context
P: Education 197 Show data context 473 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 210 Show data context 591 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 395 Show data context 521 Show data context
T: Activities of households 91 Show data context 764 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Date: Source:
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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wanstead and Woodford UD/MB through time | Industry Statistics | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 25th June 2024