Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 108 Show data context 43 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 19 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 3,725 Show data context 659 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 208 Show data context 12 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 36 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 841 Show data context 10 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,529 Show data context 774 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,121 Show data context 86 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 104 Show data context 237 Show data context
J: Information & communication 50 Show data context 9 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 227 Show data context 68 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 49 Show data context 12 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 125 Show data context 41 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 2 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,014 Show data context 40 Show data context
P: Education 111 Show data context 188 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 105 Show data context 178 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 161 Show data context 216 Show data context
T: Activities of households 185 Show data context 1,051 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 137 Show data context 35 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,487 Show data context 647 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 319 Show data context 18 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 22 Show data context 4 Show data context
F: Construction 1,230 Show data context 45 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,594 Show data context 1,428 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,743 Show data context 105 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 166 Show data context 417 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 204 Show data context 73 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 66 Show data context 54 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,410 Show data context 148 Show data context
P: Education 226 Show data context 307 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 127 Show data context 353 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 359 Show data context 442 Show data context
T: Activities of households 19 Show data context 289 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 October 2024