Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 75 Show data context 7 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 30 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 7,210 Show data context 2,967 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 323 Show data context 13 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 41 Show data context 4 Show data context
F: Construction 2,315 Show data context 37 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,713 Show data context 1,683 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 3,258 Show data context 339 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 609 Show data context 693 Show data context
J: Information & communication 114 Show data context 38 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 638 Show data context 235 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 130 Show data context 49 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 418 Show data context 134 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 2 Show data context 7 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,495 Show data context 345 Show data context
P: Education 253 Show data context 425 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 149 Show data context 224 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,296 Show data context 2,482 Show data context
T: Activities of households 114 Show data context 1,874 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 3 Show data context 4 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 19 Show data context 3 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 43 Show data context 17 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 31,129 Show data context 12,218 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 387 Show data context 45 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 2,447 Show data context 128 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,046 Show data context 1,615 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 4,174 Show data context 775 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 336 Show data context 1,390 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 718 Show data context 523 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 144 Show data context 110 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,495 Show data context 711 Show data context
P: Education 291 Show data context 370 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 144 Show data context 336 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,059 Show data context 2,047 Show data context
T: Activities of households 28 Show data context 400 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 2 , 'Industries of Males and Females (exclusive of persons out of work)'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 2 , 'Industries (Minimum List) and Status Aggregates. Occupied Males and Females aged 15 and over', for 'Con, AC, CB, MetB, Urban Areas with population of 50,000 or more'

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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: 26th May 2024