Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1841 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 640 Show data context 85 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 1,038 Show data context 7 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,239 Show data context 341 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 539 Show data context 0 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 422 Show data context 163 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,409 Show data context 25 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 85 Show data context 122 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 15 Show data context 1 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 39 Show data context 0 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 176 Show data context 6 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 133 Show data context 0 Show data context
P: Education 30 Show data context 28 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 39 Show data context 14 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 49 Show data context 85 Show data context
T: Activities of households 73 Show data context 1,275 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1861 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 678 Show data context 149 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2,497 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,866 Show data context 590 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 6 Show data context 3 Show data context
F: Construction 673 Show data context 1 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 435 Show data context 228 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,440 Show data context 16 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 110 Show data context 220 Show data context
J: Information & communication 6 Show data context 1 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 8 Show data context 2 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 33 Show data context 50 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 50 Show data context 0 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 63 Show data context 2 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 163 Show data context 2 Show data context
P: Education 37 Show data context 56 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 25 Show data context 16 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 54 Show data context 182 Show data context
T: Activities of households 34 Show data context 710 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1881 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 885 Show data context 132 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2,664 Show data context 10 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 6,999 Show data context 1,195 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 21 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 13 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 1,964 Show data context 7 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,222 Show data context 411 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 4,638 Show data context 30 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 286 Show data context 195 Show data context
J: Information & communication 32 Show data context 8 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 103 Show data context 9 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 32 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 185 Show data context 4 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 483 Show data context 23 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 402 Show data context 12 Show data context
P: Education 129 Show data context 277 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 56 Show data context 48 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 115 Show data context 386 Show data context
T: Activities of households 186 Show data context 3,132 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1911 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 2,460 Show data context 443 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 12,134 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 10,083 Show data context 1,966 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 337 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 57 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 2,930 Show data context 3 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,266 Show data context 1,328 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 6,354 Show data context 68 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 514 Show data context 625 Show data context
J: Information & communication 87 Show data context 61 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 414 Show data context 7 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 257 Show data context 18 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 916 Show data context 295 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 913 Show data context 125 Show data context
P: Education 258 Show data context 565 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 171 Show data context 227 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 604 Show data context 919 Show data context
T: Activities of households 368 Show data context 4,090 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,663 Show data context 241 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 7,414 Show data context 30 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 10,858 Show data context 2,363 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 848 Show data context 74 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 133 Show data context 7 Show data context
F: Construction 2,289 Show data context 43 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 5,670 Show data context 3,676 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 4,492 Show data context 327 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 400 Show data context 934 Show data context
J: Information & communication 23 Show data context 10 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 789 Show data context 209 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 163 Show data context 41 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 403 Show data context 130 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1 Show data context 7 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,925 Show data context 184 Show data context
P: Education 388 Show data context 865 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 275 Show data context 551 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 821 Show data context 705 Show data context
T: Activities of households 430 Show data context 4,494 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,035 Show data context 106 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 6,139 Show data context 60 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 20,447 Show data context 4,619 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 966 Show data context 43 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 60 Show data context 4 Show data context
F: Construction 3,993 Show data context 103 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 4,221 Show data context 3,877 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 4,827 Show data context 373 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 523 Show data context 1,965 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 538 Show data context 223 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 257 Show data context 116 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,736 Show data context 549 Show data context
P: Education 437 Show data context 852 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 369 Show data context 839 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,042 Show data context 1,092 Show data context
T: Activities of households 37 Show data context 831 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 2,156 Show data context 174 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 4,055 Show data context 56 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 14,632 Show data context 5,454 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 1,013 Show data context 119 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 121 Show data context 6 Show data context
F: Construction 5,160 Show data context 172 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 4,836 Show data context 3,687 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 3,352 Show data context 373 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 597 Show data context 1,131 Show data context
J: Information & communication 296 Show data context 198 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 574 Show data context 365 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 143 Show data context 71 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 630 Show data context 317 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 83 Show data context 39 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 3,554 Show data context 1,582 Show data context
P: Education 1,088 Show data context 2,212 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 885 Show data context 1,832 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 681 Show data context 759 Show data context
T: Activities of households 97 Show data context 407 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 10 Show data context 10 Show data context
Date: Source:
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 17 , 'Occupations of Males aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 18 , 'Occupations of Females aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1881 - 1991 Census of Population
1971 1971 Census of England and Wales, Economic activity County Leaflets, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex', for 'County, county boroughs, urban areas with populations of 50,000 or more, conurbation centres'

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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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, North Tyneside District through time | Industry Statistics | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 24th April 2024