Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 558 Show data context 24 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 30 Show data context 3 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 6,006 Show data context 2,407 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 774 Show data context 20 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 161 Show data context 7 Show data context
F: Construction 3,337 Show data context 32 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 7,831 Show data context 3,057 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 3,924 Show data context 383 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 1,176 Show data context 2,157 Show data context
J: Information & communication 156 Show data context 44 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 2,405 Show data context 602 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 371 Show data context 74 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 943 Show data context 299 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 2 Show data context 8 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,545 Show data context 257 Show data context
P: Education 413 Show data context 1,025 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 262 Show data context 506 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,536 Show data context 1,218 Show data context
T: Activities of households 217 Show data context 4,753 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 603 Show data context 89 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 6,342 Show data context 4,593 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 1,088 Show data context 88 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 180 Show data context 41 Show data context
F: Construction 3,089 Show data context 86 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 5,835 Show data context 3,654 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 3,450 Show data context 512 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 1,100 Show data context 2,164 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 739 Show data context 351 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 448 Show data context 315 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 4,396 Show data context 589 Show data context
P: Education 475 Show data context 783 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 377 Show data context 747 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,670 Show data context 1,278 Show data context
T: Activities of households 117 Show data context 1,370 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: 29th April 2024