Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1841 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,693 Show data context 99 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 95 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 8,052 Show data context 4,873 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 16 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 6 Show data context 5 Show data context
F: Construction 1,589 Show data context 4 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 769 Show data context 138 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 986 Show data context 6 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 143 Show data context 178 Show data context
J: Information & communication 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 25 Show data context 0 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 15 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 172 Show data context 0 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1,134 Show data context 64 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 425 Show data context 1 Show data context
P: Education 125 Show data context 105 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 136 Show data context 112 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 163 Show data context 149 Show data context
T: Activities of households 249 Show data context 3,597 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1861 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 2,190 Show data context 336 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 425 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 8,336 Show data context 6,887 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 42 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 32 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 2,043 Show data context 0 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,789 Show data context 985 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,558 Show data context 22 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 209 Show data context 577 Show data context
J: Information & communication 86 Show data context 18 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 88 Show data context 1 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 100 Show data context 217 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 350 Show data context 6 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 742 Show data context 21 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 784 Show data context 8 Show data context
P: Education 188 Show data context 244 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 209 Show data context 251 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 238 Show data context 629 Show data context
T: Activities of households 104 Show data context 4,070 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1881 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,868 Show data context 290 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 1,133 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 10,202 Show data context 7,456 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 102 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 65 Show data context 13 Show data context
F: Construction 3,817 Show data context 3 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,540 Show data context 1,101 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 3,375 Show data context 143 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 167 Show data context 561 Show data context
J: Information & communication 212 Show data context 48 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 264 Show data context 2 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 35 Show data context 1 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 577 Show data context 37 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1,192 Show data context 175 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 698 Show data context 17 Show data context
P: Education 224 Show data context 522 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 368 Show data context 292 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 285 Show data context 769 Show data context
T: Activities of households 530 Show data context 4,854 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1911 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 5,337 Show data context 269 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2,204 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 15,660 Show data context 10,780 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 317 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 251 Show data context 48 Show data context
F: Construction 3,778 Show data context 4 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 4,418 Show data context 2,365 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 9,856 Show data context 462 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 553 Show data context 443 Show data context
J: Information & communication 150 Show data context 63 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 771 Show data context 19 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 72 Show data context 2 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 799 Show data context 63 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 2,068 Show data context 1,661 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 790 Show data context 30 Show data context
P: Education 377 Show data context 996 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 308 Show data context 775 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 796 Show data context 1,683 Show data context
T: Activities of households 287 Show data context 4,942 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 5,635 Show data context 250 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 167 Show data context 6 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 14,491 Show data context 8,634 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 657 Show data context 15 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 69 Show data context 29 Show data context
F: Construction 4,202 Show data context 208 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 12,766 Show data context 6,572 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 6,635 Show data context 455 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 919 Show data context 1,093 Show data context
J: Information & communication 65 Show data context 20 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 1,015 Show data context 322 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 173 Show data context 33 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 768 Show data context 647 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 5 Show data context 6 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,756 Show data context 358 Show data context
P: Education 646 Show data context 1,605 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 743 Show data context 1,293 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,605 Show data context 1,196 Show data context
T: Activities of households 237 Show data context 4,162 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 3,898 Show data context 171 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 111 Show data context 3 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 15,801 Show data context 6,737 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 1,067 Show data context 45 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 90 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 6,361 Show data context 316 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 9,927 Show data context 7,236 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 7,979 Show data context 1,039 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 1,050 Show data context 1,807 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 1,092 Show data context 544 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 842 Show data context 811 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 3,457 Show data context 1,095 Show data context
P: Education 1,204 Show data context 2,172 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 926 Show data context 2,518 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,598 Show data context 1,354 Show data context
T: Activities of households 122 Show data context 1,564 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 2,578 Show data context 177 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 144 Show data context 21 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 13,676 Show data context 6,244 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 899 Show data context 142 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 107 Show data context 20 Show data context
F: Construction 6,330 Show data context 475 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 9,102 Show data context 8,212 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 5,624 Show data context 1,177 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 1,093 Show data context 2,147 Show data context
J: Information & communication 838 Show data context 476 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 1,147 Show data context 802 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 4 Show data context 2 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 1,522 Show data context 1,179 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 47 Show data context 71 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 3,554 Show data context 2,061 Show data context
P: Education 2,858 Show data context 4,709 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 1,467 Show data context 5,136 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,054 Show data context 1,309 Show data context
T: Activities of households 79 Show data context 1,019 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 17 Show data context 0 Show data context
Date: Source:
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 17 , 'Occupations of Males aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 18 , 'Occupations of Females aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1881 - 1991 Census of Population
1971 1971 Census of England and Wales, Economic activity County Leaflets, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex', for 'County, county boroughs, urban areas with populations of 50,000 or more, conurbation centres'

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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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Aberdeen City City through time | Industry Statistics | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 06th October 2024