Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 120 Show data context 5 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 183 Show data context 26 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,438 Show data context 1,973 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 128 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 12 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 520 Show data context 49 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,059 Show data context 512 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 924 Show data context 47 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 92 Show data context 102 Show data context
J: Information & communication 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 109 Show data context 18 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 23 Show data context 3 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 68 Show data context 18 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 617 Show data context 51 Show data context
P: Education 140 Show data context 311 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 97 Show data context 186 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 216 Show data context 106 Show data context
T: Activities of households 154 Show data context 664 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 157 Show data context 11 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 334 Show data context 79 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 10,033 Show data context 3,250 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 296 Show data context 18 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 14 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 1,060 Show data context 30 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,307 Show data context 1,031 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,282 Show data context 141 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 131 Show data context 591 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 178 Show data context 77 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 80 Show data context 70 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,549 Show data context 627 Show data context
P: Education 254 Show data context 335 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 354 Show data context 597 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 496 Show data context 262 Show data context
T: Activities of households 33 Show data context 185 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: 31st May 2024