Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

No chart.

No chart.

Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 24 Show data context 2 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 55 Show data context 10 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 64 Show data context 0 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 107 Show data context 39 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 83 Show data context 2 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 10 Show data context 21 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 7 Show data context 3 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 6 Show data context 1 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 27 Show data context 1 Show data context
P: Education 5 Show data context 16 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 4 Show data context 7 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 19 Show data context 5 Show data context
T: Activities of households 39 Show data context 92 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 29 Show data context 0 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 37 Show data context 33 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 13 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 59 Show data context 0 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 134 Show data context 55 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 49 Show data context 4 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 14 Show data context 42 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 10 Show data context 2 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 117 Show data context 4 Show data context
P: Education 8 Show data context 9 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 5 Show data context 6 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 22 Show data context 5 Show data context
T: Activities of households 18 Show data context 31 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'

This website exists to help people doing personal research projects on particular areas within a locality. So long as you are using our data for only a small number of units, you are not making money out of what you are doing, and you are not systematically re-publishing our data, you do not need to request permission from us, but you do need to acknowledge us as your source with the wording:

"This work is based on data provided through www.VisionofBritain.org.uk and uses historical material which is copyright of the Great Britain Historical GIS Project and the University of Portsmouth".

Where the above statement is included in a web page or similar online resource, the reference to "www.VisionofBritain.org.uk" must be a working hyperlink.

nCube definition


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.


How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10213060/cube/INDUSTRY_GEN_SEX

Date accessed: 31st October 2024