Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 362 Show data context 38 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 47 Show data context 9 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 10,325 Show data context 3,914 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 928 Show data context 41 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 69 Show data context 3 Show data context
F: Construction 3,083 Show data context 37 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 8,399 Show data context 3,176 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 6,276 Show data context 844 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 499 Show data context 584 Show data context
J: Information & communication 311 Show data context 86 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 2,807 Show data context 996 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 239 Show data context 62 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 955 Show data context 405 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 4 Show data context 7 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,643 Show data context 339 Show data context
P: Education 647 Show data context 1,197 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 449 Show data context 677 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,053 Show data context 890 Show data context
T: Activities of households 77 Show data context 2,341 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 1 Show data context 3 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 117 Show data context 18 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 6 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 10,681 Show data context 7,656 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 644 Show data context 93 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 43 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 3,256 Show data context 160 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 5,122 Show data context 3,705 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 3,571 Show data context 364 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 343 Show data context 1,424 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 789 Show data context 324 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 271 Show data context 190 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,796 Show data context 562 Show data context
P: Education 406 Show data context 816 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 990 Show data context 1,507 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,024 Show data context 1,296 Show data context
T: Activities of households 36 Show data context 800 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: 01st May 2024