Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 175 Show data context 7 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 5 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,543 Show data context 1,633 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 131 Show data context 9 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 28 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 789 Show data context 5 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,521 Show data context 675 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,548 Show data context 55 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 102 Show data context 185 Show data context
J: Information & communication 5 Show data context 1 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 130 Show data context 22 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 37 Show data context 9 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 111 Show data context 24 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 599 Show data context 27 Show data context
P: Education 93 Show data context 268 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 83 Show data context 187 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 197 Show data context 124 Show data context
T: Activities of households 295 Show data context 912 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 161 Show data context 16 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,820 Show data context 1,592 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 502 Show data context 59 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 35 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 1,163 Show data context 30 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,033 Show data context 1,375 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,330 Show data context 265 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 215 Show data context 593 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 210 Show data context 100 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 142 Show data context 105 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,043 Show data context 600 Show data context
P: Education 302 Show data context 378 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 377 Show data context 632 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 349 Show data context 398 Show data context
T: Activities of households 51 Show data context 365 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: 31st October 2024