Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,377 Show data context 171 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 52 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,026 Show data context 451 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 220 Show data context 11 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 52 Show data context 4 Show data context
F: Construction 1,565 Show data context 19 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,914 Show data context 597 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,269 Show data context 156 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 317 Show data context 400 Show data context
J: Information & communication 21 Show data context 6 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 738 Show data context 149 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 160 Show data context 27 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 246 Show data context 54 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1 Show data context 3 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,109 Show data context 79 Show data context
P: Education 189 Show data context 310 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 187 Show data context 291 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 381 Show data context 313 Show data context
T: Activities of households 560 Show data context 1,776 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 1 Show data context 1 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)'

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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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bromley RD through time | Industry Statistics | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 29th April 2024