Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 672 Show data context 19 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 75 Show data context 5 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,249 Show data context 2,014 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 388 Show data context 5 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 69 Show data context 5 Show data context
F: Construction 2,249 Show data context 38 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 4,712 Show data context 2,409 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,429 Show data context 143 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 622 Show data context 1,944 Show data context
J: Information & communication 26 Show data context 5 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 675 Show data context 105 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 164 Show data context 30 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 542 Show data context 137 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 11 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,484 Show data context 143 Show data context
P: Education 218 Show data context 622 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 283 Show data context 560 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,026 Show data context 939 Show data context
T: Activities of households 376 Show data context 4,255 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 326 Show data context 24 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 12 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 3,805 Show data context 2,944 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 463 Show data context 41 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 60 Show data context 3 Show data context
F: Construction 2,239 Show data context 66 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,573 Show data context 3,160 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,016 Show data context 192 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 770 Show data context 1,882 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 477 Show data context 209 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 309 Show data context 209 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,693 Show data context 891 Show data context
P: Education 307 Show data context 627 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 357 Show data context 958 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,137 Show data context 1,014 Show data context
T: Activities of households 291 Show data context 1,550 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: 04th June 2024