Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 641 Show data context 219 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 60 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,262 Show data context 926 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 404 Show data context 7 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 31 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 1,681 Show data context 14 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,509 Show data context 552 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 682 Show data context 68 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 188 Show data context 147 Show data context
J: Information & communication 42 Show data context 9 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 235 Show data context 45 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 33 Show data context 6 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 158 Show data context 55 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,201 Show data context 122 Show data context
P: Education 124 Show data context 247 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 94 Show data context 233 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 241 Show data context 191 Show data context
T: Activities of households 193 Show data context 782 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 541 Show data context 252 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 31 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 3,950 Show data context 1,325 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 930 Show data context 64 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 7 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 1,886 Show data context 62 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,789 Show data context 1,202 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 768 Show data context 350 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 158 Show data context 565 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 164 Show data context 76 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 106 Show data context 59 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 3,532 Show data context 697 Show data context
P: Education 160 Show data context 323 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 610 Show data context 1,257 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 317 Show data context 347 Show data context
T: Activities of households 73 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 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