Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,970 Show data context 84 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 580 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 959 Show data context 168 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 52 Show data context 2 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 14 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 699 Show data context 4 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 558 Show data context 230 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 497 Show data context 42 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 230 Show data context 278 Show data context
J: Information & communication 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 50 Show data context 6 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 17 Show data context 2 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 55 Show data context 14 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 278 Show data context 13 Show data context
P: Education 48 Show data context 135 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 52 Show data context 92 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 130 Show data context 104 Show data context
T: Activities of households 471 Show data context 956 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 1,926 Show data context 231 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 631 Show data context 14 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,101 Show data context 338 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 29 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 16 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 574 Show data context 8 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 551 Show data context 219 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 408 Show data context 55 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 188 Show data context 239 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 26 Show data context 9 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 42 Show data context 40 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,504 Show data context 20 Show data context
P: Education 45 Show data context 138 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 85 Show data context 153 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 114 Show data context 95 Show data context
T: Activities of households 218 Show data context 410 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: 19th May 2024