Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 127 Show data context 4 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 3,815 Show data context 3 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 9,377 Show data context 946 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 387 Show data context 14 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 38 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 890 Show data context 8 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,957 Show data context 1,119 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,461 Show data context 52 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 173 Show data context 297 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 251 Show data context 44 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 34 Show data context 8 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 158 Show data context 48 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,112 Show data context 119 Show data context
P: Education 162 Show data context 330 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 107 Show data context 368 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 407 Show data context 263 Show data context
T: Activities of households 68 Show data context 1,376 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 135 Show data context 13 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 1,944 Show data context 22 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 17,191 Show data context 2,864 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 885 Show data context 75 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 50 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 1,739 Show data context 42 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,350 Show data context 2,404 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,930 Show data context 327 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 226 Show data context 908 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 328 Show data context 231 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 170 Show data context 112 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,421 Show data context 490 Show data context
P: Education 339 Show data context 548 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 268 Show data context 821 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 438 Show data context 387 Show data context
T: Activities of households 28 Show data context 350 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 2 , 'Industries of Males and Females (exclusive of persons out of work)'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 2 , 'Industries (Minimum List) and Status Aggregates. Occupied Males and Females aged 15 and over', for 'Con, AC, CB, MetB, Urban Areas with population of 50,000 or more'

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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: 29th May 2024