Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 236 Show data context 19 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,733 Show data context 519 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 77 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 8 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 429 Show data context 5 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 752 Show data context 314 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 529 Show data context 27 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 30 Show data context 46 Show data context
J: Information & communication 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 59 Show data context 9 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 24 Show data context 5 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 28 Show data context 5 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 264 Show data context 11 Show data context
P: Education 42 Show data context 76 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 37 Show data context 53 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 64 Show data context 54 Show data context
T: Activities of households 155 Show data context 408 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 326 Show data context 54 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,872 Show data context 1,214 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 173 Show data context 14 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 10 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 749 Show data context 24 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 836 Show data context 548 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 734 Show data context 68 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 98 Show data context 235 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 122 Show data context 60 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 36 Show data context 18 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 345 Show data context 93 Show data context
P: Education 57 Show data context 98 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 48 Show data context 113 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 150 Show data context 160 Show data context
T: Activities of households 24 Show data context 134 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: 30th April 2024