Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 49 Show data context 1 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 5 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 47 Show data context 9 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 7 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 34 Show data context 0 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 75 Show data context 56 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 421 Show data context 9 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 25 Show data context 35 Show data context
J: Information & communication 33 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 15 Show data context 1 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 7 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 2 Show data context
P: Education 5 Show data context 13 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 6 Show data context 8 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 16 Show data context 17 Show data context
T: Activities of households 42 Show data context 144 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 60 Show data context 6 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 33 Show data context 6 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 12 Show data context 2 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 53 Show data context 4 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 99 Show data context 77 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 326 Show data context 20 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 35 Show data context 66 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 11 Show data context 1 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 5 Show data context 4 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 85 Show data context 3 Show data context
P: Education 9 Show data context 10 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 10 Show data context 18 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 14 Show data context 15 Show data context
T: Activities of households 21 Show data context 47 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