Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 88 Show data context 4 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 19 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 519 Show data context 111 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 18 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 239 Show data context 0 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 303 Show data context 110 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 111 Show data context 5 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 15 Show data context 19 Show data context
J: Information & communication 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 20 Show data context 0 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 8 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 12 Show data context 3 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 84 Show data context 4 Show data context
P: Education 17 Show data context 31 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 16 Show data context 23 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 24 Show data context 25 Show data context
T: Activities of households 79 Show data context 171 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 138 Show data context 34 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 499 Show data context 149 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 8 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 145 Show data context 5 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 287 Show data context 217 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 83 Show data context 10 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 38 Show data context 80 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 29 Show data context 10 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 25 Show data context 35 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 140 Show data context 43 Show data context
P: Education 15 Show data context 38 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 27 Show data context 71 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 42 Show data context 45 Show data context
T: Activities of households 19 Show data context 58 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: 05th June 2024