Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 750 Show data context 202 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 125 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,282 Show data context 516 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 40 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 70 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 645 Show data context 4 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 639 Show data context 211 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 689 Show data context 55 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 83 Show data context 55 Show data context
J: Information & communication 29 Show data context 8 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 68 Show data context 31 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 10 Show data context 4 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 37 Show data context 16 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 754 Show data context 32 Show data context
P: Education 45 Show data context 34 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 30 Show data context 35 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 110 Show data context 77 Show data context
T: Activities of households 85 Show data context 293 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 290 Show data context 93 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 133 Show data context 7 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 5,197 Show data context 2,200 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 26 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 13 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 1,527 Show data context 53 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,031 Show data context 588 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,089 Show data context 78 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 26 Show data context 429 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 39 Show data context 18 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 38 Show data context 18 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,950 Show data context 183 Show data context
P: Education 95 Show data context 203 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 27 Show data context 79 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 261 Show data context 154 Show data context
T: Activities of households 10 Show data context 111 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: 01st May 2024