Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 140 Show data context 8 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 33 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 852 Show data context 298 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 54 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 79 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 539 Show data context 11 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 538 Show data context 173 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 330 Show data context 46 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 49 Show data context 62 Show data context
J: Information & communication 31 Show data context 9 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 115 Show data context 18 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 20 Show data context 3 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 69 Show data context 14 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 116 Show data context 9 Show data context
P: Education 44 Show data context 59 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 41 Show data context 47 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 120 Show data context 106 Show data context
T: Activities of households 209 Show data context 651 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 130 Show data context 18 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 29 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,384 Show data context 545 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 62 Show data context 7 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 136 Show data context 16 Show data context
F: Construction 910 Show data context 50 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 581 Show data context 357 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 276 Show data context 33 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 80 Show data context 187 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 79 Show data context 83 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 55 Show data context 17 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 268 Show data context 47 Show data context
P: Education 157 Show data context 245 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 26 Show data context 41 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 182 Show data context 197 Show data context
T: Activities of households 129 Show data context 359 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: 30th May 2024