Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 197 Show data context 32 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 33 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 5,581 Show data context 1,141 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 125 Show data context 3 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 13 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 741 Show data context 13 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,300 Show data context 686 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 788 Show data context 78 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 89 Show data context 110 Show data context
J: Information & communication 20 Show data context 7 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 110 Show data context 62 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 24 Show data context 11 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 55 Show data context 24 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 637 Show data context 49 Show data context
P: Education 109 Show data context 170 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 101 Show data context 156 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 117 Show data context 115 Show data context
T: Activities of households 157 Show data context 487 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 75 Show data context 9 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 27 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 7,295 Show data context 1,998 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 172 Show data context 14 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 8 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 823 Show data context 25 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,326 Show data context 685 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 652 Show data context 43 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 89 Show data context 339 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 48 Show data context 15 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 32 Show data context 20 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 628 Show data context 99 Show data context
P: Education 161 Show data context 244 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 52 Show data context 208 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 177 Show data context 108 Show data context
T: Activities of households 7 Show data context 118 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