Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,901 Show data context 133 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 72 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 555 Show data context 188 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 39 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 182 Show data context 0 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 248 Show data context 96 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 218 Show data context 25 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 94 Show data context 96 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 14 Show data context 3 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 5 Show data context 1 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 26 Show data context 7 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 201 Show data context 11 Show data context
P: Education 49 Show data context 102 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 33 Show data context 54 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 77 Show data context 63 Show data context
T: Activities of households 241 Show data context 493 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 1,749 Show data context 269 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 76 Show data context 3 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 181 Show data context 32 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 107 Show data context 0 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 131 Show data context 50 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 98 Show data context 33 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 51 Show data context 63 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 22 Show data context 1 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 16 Show data context 2 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 119 Show data context 2 Show data context
P: Education 45 Show data context 82 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 22 Show data context 59 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 20 Show data context 21 Show data context
T: Activities of households 86 Show data context 200 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Martley RD through time | Industry Statistics | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 21st May 2024