Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 2,310 Show data context 91 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 4,092 Show data context 8 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,009 Show data context 393 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 27 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 25 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 517 Show data context 5 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 603 Show data context 226 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 537 Show data context 35 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 153 Show data context 122 Show data context
J: Information & communication 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 56 Show data context 5 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 12 Show data context 1 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 59 Show data context 13 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 349 Show data context 34 Show data context
P: Education 78 Show data context 191 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 43 Show data context 66 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 197 Show data context 163 Show data context
T: Activities of households 302 Show data context 884 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 2,374 Show data context 247 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 10,661 Show data context 126 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 867 Show data context 542 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 268 Show data context 7 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 42 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 1,204 Show data context 22 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 599 Show data context 318 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 474 Show data context 86 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 143 Show data context 291 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 47 Show data context 6 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 65 Show data context 16 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,443 Show data context 285 Show data context
P: Education 115 Show data context 218 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 19 Show data context 65 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 172 Show data context 75 Show data context
T: Activities of households 124 Show data context 285 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 April 2024