Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,352 Show data context 72 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 381 Show data context 46 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 26 Show data context 2 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 491 Show data context 0 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 425 Show data context 120 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 231 Show data context 27 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 112 Show data context 97 Show data context
J: Information & communication 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 16 Show data context 2 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 7 Show data context 1 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 28 Show data context 15 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 3,768 Show data context 46 Show data context
P: Education 39 Show data context 138 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 36 Show data context 136 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 144 Show data context 140 Show data context
T: Activities of households 584 Show data context 862 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 1,759 Show data context 275 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 16 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 198 Show data context 45 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 11 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 701 Show data context 1 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 468 Show data context 214 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 188 Show data context 34 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 104 Show data context 185 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 42 Show data context 9 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 29 Show data context 35 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 4,742 Show data context 174 Show data context
P: Education 27 Show data context 91 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 17 Show data context 70 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 116 Show data context 87 Show data context
T: Activities of households 277 Show data context 426 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