Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 287 Show data context 14 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 31 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 13,113 Show data context 1,039 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 283 Show data context 9 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 34 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 629 Show data context 14 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,880 Show data context 1,183 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,929 Show data context 68 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 205 Show data context 501 Show data context
J: Information & communication 1 Show data context 2 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 226 Show data context 54 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 43 Show data context 5 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 83 Show data context 31 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 629 Show data context 74 Show data context
P: Education 143 Show data context 406 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 100 Show data context 243 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 349 Show data context 299 Show data context
T: Activities of households 27 Show data context 1,039 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 7 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 194 Show data context 13 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 38 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 14,588 Show data context 1,847 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 556 Show data context 56 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 25 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 1,775 Show data context 42 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,749 Show data context 1,723 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,114 Show data context 270 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 189 Show data context 621 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 238 Show data context 89 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 106 Show data context 60 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 977 Show data context 264 Show data context
P: Education 210 Show data context 408 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 178 Show data context 465 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 489 Show data context 663 Show data context
T: Activities of households 8 Show data context 243 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: 01st May 2024