Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,306 Show data context 25 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 112 Show data context 10 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 40 Show data context 0 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 113 Show data context 41 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 62 Show data context 10 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 57 Show data context 26 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 24 Show data context 0 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 11 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 151 Show data context 4 Show data context
P: Education 16 Show data context 49 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 11 Show data context 17 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 28 Show data context 14 Show data context
T: Activities of households 193 Show data context 211 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 1,677 Show data context 120 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 12 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 146 Show data context 35 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 158 Show data context 0 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 93 Show data context 48 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 39 Show data context 13 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 62 Show data context 23 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 51 Show data context 0 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 9 Show data context 1 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,245 Show data context 1 Show data context
P: Education 24 Show data context 36 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 0 Show data context 6 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 49 Show data context 2 Show data context
T: Activities of households 71 Show data context 132 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: 27th April 2024