Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,910 Show data context 122 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 125 Show data context 10 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,164 Show data context 985 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 99 Show data context 8 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 21 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 588 Show data context 12 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 947 Show data context 374 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 989 Show data context 73 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 116 Show data context 154 Show data context
J: Information & communication 5 Show data context 1 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 200 Show data context 41 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 32 Show data context 4 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 130 Show data context 24 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 372 Show data context 37 Show data context
P: Education 87 Show data context 203 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 75 Show data context 150 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 191 Show data context 138 Show data context
T: Activities of households 359 Show data context 1,287 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,474 Show data context 190 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 12 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,188 Show data context 1,266 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 97 Show data context 58 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 13 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 721 Show data context 16 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 518 Show data context 309 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 444 Show data context 58 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 87 Show data context 296 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 51 Show data context 12 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 34 Show data context 4 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,419 Show data context 82 Show data context
P: Education 95 Show data context 227 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 104 Show data context 231 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 119 Show data context 135 Show data context
T: Activities of households 118 Show data context 432 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: 29th April 2024