Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 98 Show data context 4 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 9 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,254 Show data context 1,220 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 33 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 290 Show data context 4 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 434 Show data context 149 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 274 Show data context 5 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 34 Show data context 30 Show data context
J: Information & communication 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 44 Show data context 5 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 10 Show data context 2 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 28 Show data context 6 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 94 Show data context 3 Show data context
P: Education 32 Show data context 49 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 20 Show data context 40 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 83 Show data context 36 Show data context
T: Activities of households 97 Show data context 251 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 192 Show data context 30 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,552 Show data context 1,342 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 58 Show data context 4 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 324 Show data context 8 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 512 Show data context 264 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 327 Show data context 26 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 61 Show data context 131 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 88 Show data context 26 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 24 Show data context 14 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 210 Show data context 40 Show data context
P: Education 36 Show data context 64 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 37 Show data context 96 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 108 Show data context 70 Show data context
T: Activities of households 22 Show data context 78 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: 31st October 2024