Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 289 Show data context 32 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 126 Show data context 3 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 6,116 Show data context 1,362 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 175 Show data context 4 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 17 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 558 Show data context 9 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,018 Show data context 494 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,004 Show data context 24 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 89 Show data context 149 Show data context
J: Information & communication 5 Show data context 2 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 142 Show data context 26 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 22 Show data context 3 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 46 Show data context 21 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 502 Show data context 35 Show data context
P: Education 87 Show data context 192 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 75 Show data context 123 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 204 Show data context 146 Show data context
T: Activities of households 70 Show data context 518 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 148 Show data context 13 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 27 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 11,433 Show data context 2,750 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 219 Show data context 15 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 39 Show data context 3 Show data context
F: Construction 873 Show data context 18 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,004 Show data context 896 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,057 Show data context 48 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 107 Show data context 466 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 161 Show data context 52 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 33 Show data context 17 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 534 Show data context 109 Show data context
P: Education 173 Show data context 339 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 69 Show data context 144 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 207 Show data context 181 Show data context
T: Activities of households 2 Show data context 182 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: 28th April 2024