Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 176 Show data context 3 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 7 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,573 Show data context 752 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 258 Show data context 7 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 23 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 739 Show data context 5 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,523 Show data context 817 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 965 Show data context 49 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 113 Show data context 283 Show data context
J: Information & communication 7 Show data context 4 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 158 Show data context 36 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 38 Show data context 5 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 131 Show data context 46 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 439 Show data context 34 Show data context
P: Education 108 Show data context 308 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 80 Show data context 262 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 222 Show data context 327 Show data context
T: Activities of households 358 Show data context 1,903 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 130 Show data context 14 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 5,765 Show data context 2,089 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 383 Show data context 30 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 22 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 992 Show data context 46 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,481 Show data context 1,528 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,168 Show data context 223 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 268 Show data context 719 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 190 Show data context 90 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 108 Show data context 63 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 745 Show data context 368 Show data context
P: Education 103 Show data context 252 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 175 Show data context 510 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 329 Show data context 471 Show data context
T: Activities of households 65 Show data context 492 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: 06th June 2024