Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 24,122 Show data context 2,178 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 4,811 Show data context 612 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 109,522 Show data context 55,956 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 4,383 Show data context 117 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 862 Show data context 102 Show data context
F: Construction 22,039 Show data context 285 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 48,408 Show data context 21,217 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 41,910 Show data context 2,873 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 3,866 Show data context 5,886 Show data context
J: Information & communication 291 Show data context 73 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 7,588 Show data context 1,887 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 1,189 Show data context 217 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 4,285 Show data context 1,112 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 10 Show data context 36 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 15,959 Show data context 1,461 Show data context
P: Education 3,027 Show data context 6,861 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 2,440 Show data context 5,250 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 7,564 Show data context 6,101 Show data context
T: Activities of households 7,572 Show data context 35,861 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 20 Show data context 14 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 20,560 Show data context 3,128 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 3,014 Show data context 781 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 151,186 Show data context 65,768 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 7,774 Show data context 696 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 846 Show data context 35 Show data context
F: Construction 36,835 Show data context 883 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 35,288 Show data context 26,205 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 37,385 Show data context 3,706 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 4,177 Show data context 13,222 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 4,161 Show data context 1,534 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 2,066 Show data context 1,200 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 30,894 Show data context 5,519 Show data context
P: Education 3,884 Show data context 7,129 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 4,093 Show data context 9,501 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 8,115 Show data context 8,990 Show data context
T: Activities of households 2,981 Show data context 10,967 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: 16th May 2024