Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 328 Show data context 46 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 56 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,487 Show data context 786 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 348 Show data context 4 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 103 Show data context 3 Show data context
F: Construction 1,662 Show data context 11 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,046 Show data context 733 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,862 Show data context 160 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 101 Show data context 150 Show data context
J: Information & communication 25 Show data context 9 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 574 Show data context 141 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 92 Show data context 15 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 170 Show data context 41 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 2 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 608 Show data context 65 Show data context
P: Education 117 Show data context 316 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 115 Show data context 244 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 232 Show data context 166 Show data context
T: Activities of households 211 Show data context 900 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 265 Show data context 49 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 3,090 Show data context 2,179 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 900 Show data context 74 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 110 Show data context 6 Show data context
F: Construction 4,057 Show data context 86 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,933 Show data context 1,911 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,400 Show data context 223 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 173 Show data context 766 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 361 Show data context 125 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 171 Show data context 131 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 965 Show data context 218 Show data context
P: Education 261 Show data context 423 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 401 Show data context 1,007 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 659 Show data context 755 Show data context
T: Activities of households 52 Show data context 360 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: 14th May 2024