Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 207 Show data context 14 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 978 Show data context 346 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 109 Show data context 15 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 5 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 555 Show data context 8 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 739 Show data context 307 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 339 Show data context 58 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 71 Show data context 83 Show data context
J: Information & communication 34 Show data context 15 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 211 Show data context 42 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 37 Show data context 7 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 102 Show data context 20 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 315 Show data context 33 Show data context
P: Education 85 Show data context 169 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 88 Show data context 139 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 152 Show data context 152 Show data context
T: Activities of households 305 Show data context 859 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 119 Show data context 13 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,824 Show data context 681 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 159 Show data context 23 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 9 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 548 Show data context 24 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 573 Show data context 529 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 222 Show data context 38 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 78 Show data context 244 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 110 Show data context 56 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 71 Show data context 38 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 493 Show data context 63 Show data context
P: Education 84 Show data context 185 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 298 Show data context 616 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 235 Show data context 214 Show data context
T: Activities of households 145 Show data context 341 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: 27th April 2024