Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 276 Show data context 11 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 18 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 886 Show data context 220 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 72 Show data context 3 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 436 Show data context 9 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 559 Show data context 266 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 398 Show data context 17 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 66 Show data context 100 Show data context
J: Information & communication 3 Show data context 3 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 96 Show data context 28 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 23 Show data context 4 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 59 Show data context 15 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 153 Show data context 13 Show data context
P: Education 44 Show data context 112 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 35 Show data context 89 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 139 Show data context 137 Show data context
T: Activities of households 210 Show data context 674 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 236 Show data context 32 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,238 Show data context 437 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 139 Show data context 13 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 17 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 570 Show data context 10 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 759 Show data context 583 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 569 Show data context 42 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 300 Show data context 522 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 209 Show data context 144 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 45 Show data context 38 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 324 Show data context 62 Show data context
P: Education 53 Show data context 127 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 113 Show data context 230 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 260 Show data context 259 Show data context
T: Activities of households 82 Show data context 220 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: 03rd May 2024