Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 148 Show data context 17 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 357 Show data context 378 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 5,241 Show data context 770 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 334 Show data context 12 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 36 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 796 Show data context 27 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,839 Show data context 1,555 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,440 Show data context 71 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 204 Show data context 379 Show data context
J: Information & communication 6 Show data context 2 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 286 Show data context 61 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 35 Show data context 14 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 131 Show data context 53 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 748 Show data context 76 Show data context
P: Education 172 Show data context 399 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 73 Show data context 152 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 436 Show data context 396 Show data context
T: Activities of households 97 Show data context 1,546 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 144 Show data context 10 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 34 Show data context 7 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 8,977 Show data context 3,091 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 442 Show data context 50 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 50 Show data context 3 Show data context
F: Construction 1,853 Show data context 87 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,658 Show data context 2,109 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,888 Show data context 345 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 194 Show data context 702 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 250 Show data context 131 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 143 Show data context 112 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 898 Show data context 217 Show data context
P: Education 226 Show data context 466 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 165 Show data context 481 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 513 Show data context 548 Show data context
T: Activities of households 32 Show data context 350 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: 05th November 2024