Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 102 Show data context 2 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 17 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 650 Show data context 311 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 64 Show data context 3 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 61 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 484 Show data context 3 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 417 Show data context 155 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 363 Show data context 47 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 58 Show data context 64 Show data context
J: Information & communication 25 Show data context 9 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 154 Show data context 36 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 27 Show data context 6 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 70 Show data context 20 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 174 Show data context 13 Show data context
P: Education 46 Show data context 78 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 43 Show data context 62 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 119 Show data context 117 Show data context
T: Activities of households 250 Show data context 671 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 65 Show data context 12 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,057 Show data context 715 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 214 Show data context 26 Show data context
F: Construction 321 Show data context 13 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 265 Show data context 120 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 73 Show data context 11 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 58 Show data context 112 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 40 Show data context 55 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 30 Show data context 26 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 165 Show data context 49 Show data context
P: Education 172 Show data context 271 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 23 Show data context 125 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 98 Show data context 47 Show data context
T: Activities of households 54 Show data context 186 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 May 2024