Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 173 Show data context 11 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 27 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,741 Show data context 2,121 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 268 Show data context 7 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 28 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 1,162 Show data context 36 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,777 Show data context 1,297 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,784 Show data context 132 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 267 Show data context 535 Show data context
J: Information & communication 9 Show data context 4 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 217 Show data context 41 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 80 Show data context 3 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 160 Show data context 74 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 4 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 796 Show data context 81 Show data context
P: Education 134 Show data context 299 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 242 Show data context 300 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 420 Show data context 324 Show data context
T: Activities of households 98 Show data context 1,250 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 102 Show data context 14 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 6,244 Show data context 2,066 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 778 Show data context 106 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 63 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 2,038 Show data context 91 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,756 Show data context 2,608 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 3,888 Show data context 516 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 322 Show data context 1,165 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 341 Show data context 175 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 296 Show data context 164 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 3,323 Show data context 1,210 Show data context
P: Education 293 Show data context 547 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 442 Show data context 964 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 460 Show data context 493 Show data context
T: Activities of households 43 Show data context 384 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 2 , 'Industries 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: 27th April 2024