Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 2,134 Show data context 104 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 11 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 695 Show data context 114 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 61 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 39 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 926 Show data context 10 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 760 Show data context 249 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 375 Show data context 50 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 233 Show data context 250 Show data context
J: Information & communication 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 75 Show data context 7 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 32 Show data context 4 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 83 Show data context 16 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 294 Show data context 19 Show data context
P: Education 100 Show data context 208 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 91 Show data context 141 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 239 Show data context 249 Show data context
T: Activities of households 1,354 Show data context 1,676 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 2,991 Show data context 379 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 775 Show data context 168 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 122 Show data context 6 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 45 Show data context 4 Show data context
F: Construction 1,746 Show data context 27 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,219 Show data context 620 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 600 Show data context 119 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 276 Show data context 403 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 171 Show data context 57 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 144 Show data context 136 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,771 Show data context 75 Show data context
P: Education 210 Show data context 382 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 61 Show data context 135 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 287 Show data context 363 Show data context
T: Activities of households 1,134 Show data context 1,528 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: 11th November 2024