Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 73 Show data context 2 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 9 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 3,899 Show data context 1,460 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 100 Show data context 7 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 11 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 472 Show data context 6 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 894 Show data context 378 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,195 Show data context 40 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 59 Show data context 111 Show data context
J: Information & communication 5 Show data context 3 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 91 Show data context 28 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 22 Show data context 4 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 101 Show data context 33 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 275 Show data context 23 Show data context
P: Education 75 Show data context 200 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 59 Show data context 159 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 209 Show data context 157 Show data context
T: Activities of households 187 Show data context 743 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 136 Show data context 13 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 11,337 Show data context 3,157 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 274 Show data context 26 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 25 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 1,253 Show data context 33 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,395 Show data context 1,074 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,548 Show data context 180 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 191 Show data context 503 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 169 Show data context 73 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 95 Show data context 53 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 527 Show data context 201 Show data context
P: Education 259 Show data context 337 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 154 Show data context 422 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 320 Show data context 261 Show data context
T: Activities of households 40 Show data context 268 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: 14th May 2024