Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 321 Show data context 15 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 4 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,457 Show data context 797 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 367 Show data context 11 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 45 Show data context 3 Show data context
F: Construction 1,726 Show data context 18 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,698 Show data context 1,123 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,546 Show data context 167 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 385 Show data context 633 Show data context
J: Information & communication 28 Show data context 11 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 744 Show data context 204 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 161 Show data context 36 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 293 Show data context 70 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1 Show data context 5 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 850 Show data context 82 Show data context
P: Education 218 Show data context 359 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 218 Show data context 351 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 523 Show data context 494 Show data context
T: Activities of households 680 Show data context 2,808 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 192 Show data context 47 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,974 Show data context 824 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 472 Show data context 46 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 46 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 1,842 Show data context 68 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,384 Show data context 1,962 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,450 Show data context 192 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 175 Show data context 759 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 348 Show data context 199 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 229 Show data context 186 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,559 Show data context 436 Show data context
P: Education 255 Show data context 596 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 197 Show data context 710 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 526 Show data context 621 Show data context
T: Activities of households 272 Show data context 1,007 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 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: 30th April 2024