Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,619 Show data context 141 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2,641 Show data context 36 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 413 Show data context 113 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 11 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 33 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 137 Show data context 2 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 364 Show data context 121 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 230 Show data context 31 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 90 Show data context 178 Show data context
J: Information & communication 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 31 Show data context 4 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 10 Show data context 1 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 30 Show data context 7 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 264 Show data context 14 Show data context
P: Education 56 Show data context 118 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 30 Show data context 43 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 81 Show data context 46 Show data context
T: Activities of households 175 Show data context 691 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 1,514 Show data context 180 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 969 Show data context 31 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 634 Show data context 130 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 28 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 167 Show data context 2 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 168 Show data context 58 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 123 Show data context 25 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 125 Show data context 277 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 31 Show data context 5 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 20 Show data context 2 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 959 Show data context 44 Show data context
P: Education 46 Show data context 104 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 43 Show data context 90 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 43 Show data context 9 Show data context
T: Activities of households 62 Show data context 172 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: 03rd May 2024