Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 178 Show data context 13 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,107 Show data context 300 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 122 Show data context 5 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 23 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 823 Show data context 14 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,618 Show data context 707 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,377 Show data context 53 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 86 Show data context 157 Show data context
J: Information & communication 3 Show data context 3 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 184 Show data context 40 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 60 Show data context 11 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 113 Show data context 38 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 4 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 948 Show data context 48 Show data context
P: Education 106 Show data context 328 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 105 Show data context 270 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 207 Show data context 169 Show data context
T: Activities of households 393 Show data context 1,442 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 144 Show data context 19 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 13 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,430 Show data context 589 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 418 Show data context 34 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 22 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 1,138 Show data context 43 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,325 Show data context 1,436 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,732 Show data context 247 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 360 Show data context 779 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 212 Show data context 125 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 152 Show data context 97 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 980 Show data context 224 Show data context
P: Education 180 Show data context 381 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 369 Show data context 624 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 458 Show data context 481 Show data context
T: Activities of households 52 Show data context 326 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: 21st May 2024