Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 298 Show data context 50 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 61 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,756 Show data context 1,194 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 251 Show data context 6 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 43 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 1,333 Show data context 16 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,205 Show data context 933 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,719 Show data context 180 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 245 Show data context 287 Show data context
J: Information & communication 97 Show data context 24 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 587 Show data context 147 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 82 Show data context 20 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 268 Show data context 65 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1 Show data context 4 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,065 Show data context 117 Show data context
P: Education 174 Show data context 223 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 141 Show data context 229 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 463 Show data context 411 Show data context
T: Activities of households 251 Show data context 1,530 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 356 Show data context 141 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,459 Show data context 2,604 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 494 Show data context 20 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 525 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 2,461 Show data context 72 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,824 Show data context 1,641 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,841 Show data context 178 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 397 Show data context 933 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 408 Show data context 181 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 261 Show data context 149 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 4,064 Show data context 921 Show data context
P: Education 408 Show data context 654 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 194 Show data context 605 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,001 Show data context 732 Show data context
T: Activities of households 94 Show data context 931 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 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: 29th April 2024