Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 801 Show data context 53 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 13 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 789 Show data context 128 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 62 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 286 Show data context 5 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 489 Show data context 200 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 473 Show data context 35 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 53 Show data context 88 Show data context
J: Information & communication 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 63 Show data context 11 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 15 Show data context 3 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 54 Show data context 14 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 267 Show data context 19 Show data context
P: Education 81 Show data context 263 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 56 Show data context 149 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 100 Show data context 85 Show data context
T: Activities of households 213 Show data context 635 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 1,735 Show data context 177 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 43 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 10,444 Show data context 1,765 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 8 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 753 Show data context 11 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 422 Show data context 158 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 412 Show data context 52 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 213 Show data context 462 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 57 Show data context 5 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 48 Show data context 8 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 3,953 Show data context 555 Show data context
P: Education 70 Show data context 180 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 188 Show data context 471 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 134 Show data context 25 Show data context
T: Activities of households 123 Show data context 316 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 June 2024