Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 52 Show data context 10 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 131 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 6,304 Show data context 1,009 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 138 Show data context 4 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 29 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 336 Show data context 2 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,346 Show data context 753 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,325 Show data context 45 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 102 Show data context 100 Show data context
J: Information & communication 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 134 Show data context 16 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 24 Show data context 7 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 71 Show data context 20 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 397 Show data context 19 Show data context
P: Education 121 Show data context 263 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 60 Show data context 106 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 201 Show data context 76 Show data context
T: Activities of households 127 Show data context 726 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 34 Show data context 5 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 25 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 5,634 Show data context 1,158 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 394 Show data context 17 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 8 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 2,353 Show data context 31 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,375 Show data context 1,234 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,433 Show data context 95 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 135 Show data context 396 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 175 Show data context 69 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 77 Show data context 68 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 624 Show data context 143 Show data context
P: Education 146 Show data context 192 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 127 Show data context 335 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 313 Show data context 252 Show data context
T: Activities of households 19 Show data context 156 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: 07th October 2024