Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,304 Show data context 41 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 38 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 723 Show data context 373 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 16 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 8 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 538 Show data context 2 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 520 Show data context 125 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 289 Show data context 33 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 130 Show data context 66 Show data context
J: Information & communication 14 Show data context 3 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 67 Show data context 13 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 12 Show data context 2 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 43 Show data context 7 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 159 Show data context 13 Show data context
P: Education 41 Show data context 69 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 44 Show data context 57 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 130 Show data context 91 Show data context
T: Activities of households 558 Show data context 684 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 1,817 Show data context 128 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 48 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 561 Show data context 260 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 443 Show data context 6 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 373 Show data context 159 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 265 Show data context 59 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 87 Show data context 125 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 69 Show data context 7 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 42 Show data context 13 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 200 Show data context 4 Show data context
P: Education 71 Show data context 162 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 13 Show data context 26 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 92 Show data context 69 Show data context
T: Activities of households 244 Show data context 363 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: 28th May 2024