Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 421 Show data context 37 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 38 Show data context 4 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 5,789 Show data context 1,702 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 532 Show data context 7 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 38 Show data context 3 Show data context
F: Construction 1,861 Show data context 46 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 5,942 Show data context 3,103 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 5,022 Show data context 597 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 428 Show data context 867 Show data context
J: Information & communication 112 Show data context 23 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 1,352 Show data context 429 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 169 Show data context 38 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 537 Show data context 180 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1 Show data context 5 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,288 Show data context 217 Show data context
P: Education 303 Show data context 785 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 217 Show data context 508 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,041 Show data context 958 Show data context
T: Activities of households 110 Show data context 3,308 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 4 Show data context 2 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 271 Show data context 55 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,081 Show data context 805 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 624 Show data context 33 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 53 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 2,016 Show data context 71 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,180 Show data context 1,939 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,665 Show data context 169 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 358 Show data context 967 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 288 Show data context 111 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 60 Show data context 27 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,389 Show data context 264 Show data context
P: Education 304 Show data context 555 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 219 Show data context 684 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 965 Show data context 812 Show data context
T: Activities of households 29 Show data context 562 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: 23rd May 2024