Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 166 Show data context 31 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,672 Show data context 605 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 114 Show data context 5 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 28 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 861 Show data context 21 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,254 Show data context 483 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 834 Show data context 110 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 80 Show data context 112 Show data context
J: Information & communication 33 Show data context 9 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 385 Show data context 112 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 62 Show data context 16 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 177 Show data context 56 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 3 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 579 Show data context 78 Show data context
P: Education 102 Show data context 142 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 136 Show data context 176 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 227 Show data context 186 Show data context
T: Activities of households 325 Show data context 1,068 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 1 Show data context 7 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 102 Show data context 9 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,392 Show data context 740 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 21 Show data context 5 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 6 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 1,098 Show data context 40 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 861 Show data context 493 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 327 Show data context 26 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 70 Show data context 226 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 83 Show data context 30 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 101 Show data context 47 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 786 Show data context 394 Show data context
P: Education 98 Show data context 265 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 100 Show data context 209 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 300 Show data context 237 Show data context
T: Activities of households 102 Show data context 462 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: 07th May 2024