Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 177 Show data context 6 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 51 Show data context 7 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 16,270 Show data context 12,751 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 557 Show data context 19 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 91 Show data context 22 Show data context
F: Construction 5,155 Show data context 91 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 11,405 Show data context 5,629 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 9,388 Show data context 824 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 5,539 Show data context 5,121 Show data context
J: Information & communication 379 Show data context 215 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 1,076 Show data context 797 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 343 Show data context 178 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 1,384 Show data context 625 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 13 Show data context 36 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 3,722 Show data context 644 Show data context
P: Education 465 Show data context 1,189 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 770 Show data context 2,444 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 2,706 Show data context 2,346 Show data context
T: Activities of households 495 Show data context 5,148 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 27 Show data context 18 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 30 Show data context 3 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 20 Show data context 14 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 23,418 Show data context 13,523 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 774 Show data context 39 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 45 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 6,954 Show data context 246 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 10,236 Show data context 4,829 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 20,416 Show data context 3,884 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 3,734 Show data context 4,363 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 1,429 Show data context 965 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 2,008 Show data context 1,488 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 5,845 Show data context 2,249 Show data context
P: Education 1,218 Show data context 1,452 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 1,441 Show data context 3,821 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 2,315 Show data context 2,034 Show data context
T: Activities of households 96 Show data context 939 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: 28th April 2024