Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 123 Show data context 6 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 35 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 575 Show data context 131 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 26 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 11 Show data context 10 Show data context
F: Construction 199 Show data context 1 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 494 Show data context 191 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 198 Show data context 19 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 61 Show data context 92 Show data context
J: Information & communication 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 46 Show data context 5 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 8 Show data context 1 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 42 Show data context 13 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 146 Show data context 9 Show data context
P: Education 33 Show data context 70 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 32 Show data context 61 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 89 Show data context 65 Show data context
T: Activities of households 64 Show data context 460 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 116 Show data context 7 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 649 Show data context 250 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 50 Show data context 6 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 10 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 301 Show data context 2 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 474 Show data context 310 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 268 Show data context 49 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 69 Show data context 188 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 49 Show data context 20 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 28 Show data context 9 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 223 Show data context 63 Show data context
P: Education 49 Show data context 120 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 37 Show data context 87 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 110 Show data context 134 Show data context
T: Activities of households 21 Show data context 153 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: 28th May 2024