Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,512 Show data context 81 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 573 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 5,338 Show data context 2,205 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 133 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 27 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 650 Show data context 6 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,026 Show data context 351 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,267 Show data context 141 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 157 Show data context 161 Show data context
J: Information & communication 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 132 Show data context 16 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 27 Show data context 4 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 64 Show data context 14 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 493 Show data context 31 Show data context
P: Education 124 Show data context 242 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 56 Show data context 86 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 147 Show data context 84 Show data context
T: Activities of households 221 Show data context 775 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 1,436 Show data context 144 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 605 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 5,648 Show data context 1,931 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 76 Show data context 5 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 31 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 1,183 Show data context 24 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 825 Show data context 457 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 560 Show data context 67 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 146 Show data context 357 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 72 Show data context 10 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 31 Show data context 12 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 780 Show data context 362 Show data context
P: Education 209 Show data context 327 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 95 Show data context 199 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 350 Show data context 262 Show data context
T: Activities of households 81 Show data context 328 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