Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,162 Show data context 65 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 30 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 449 Show data context 39 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 24 Show data context 2 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 40 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 316 Show data context 1 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 306 Show data context 98 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 351 Show data context 23 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 103 Show data context 93 Show data context
J: Information & communication 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 20 Show data context 2 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 8 Show data context 1 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 30 Show data context 5 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 589 Show data context 18 Show data context
P: Education 44 Show data context 85 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 40 Show data context 62 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 136 Show data context 103 Show data context
T: Activities of households 538 Show data context 834 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 2,611 Show data context 258 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 16 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,872 Show data context 945 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 36 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 76 Show data context 4 Show data context
F: Construction 1,123 Show data context 13 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 926 Show data context 368 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 611 Show data context 74 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 172 Show data context 372 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 63 Show data context 10 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 46 Show data context 14 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,773 Show data context 133 Show data context
P: Education 115 Show data context 205 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 127 Show data context 270 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 167 Show data context 120 Show data context
T: Activities of households 537 Show data context 723 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: 28th April 2024