Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 27,006 Show data context 1,341 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 6,584 Show data context 21 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 31,136 Show data context 14,901 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 1,859 Show data context 71 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 331 Show data context 9 Show data context
F: Construction 12,450 Show data context 103 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 18,185 Show data context 7,770 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 12,665 Show data context 903 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 2,933 Show data context 4,686 Show data context
J: Information & communication 94 Show data context 11 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 1,789 Show data context 261 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 531 Show data context 111 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 1,556 Show data context 408 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 4 Show data context 12 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 6,520 Show data context 451 Show data context
P: Education 1,483 Show data context 3,903 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 1,282 Show data context 2,786 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 3,279 Show data context 2,493 Show data context
T: Activities of households 6,949 Show data context 20,821 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 2 Show data context 2 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 25,475 Show data context 2,703 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 4,874 Show data context 108 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 39,639 Show data context 17,566 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 3,740 Show data context 341 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 318 Show data context 6 Show data context
F: Construction 16,097 Show data context 324 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 19,767 Show data context 11,892 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 12,320 Show data context 1,602 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 3,152 Show data context 6,540 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 2,075 Show data context 769 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 1,706 Show data context 972 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 19,883 Show data context 3,827 Show data context
P: Education 2,508 Show data context 4,284 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 2,575 Show data context 5,458 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 3,532 Show data context 3,130 Show data context
T: Activities of households 2,515 Show data context 7,068 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 2 , 'Industries 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: 16th May 2024