Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 278 Show data context 18 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,650 Show data context 306 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 176 Show data context 4 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 20 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 1,050 Show data context 2 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,112 Show data context 545 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 528 Show data context 36 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 73 Show data context 144 Show data context
J: Information & communication 4 Show data context 1 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 78 Show data context 12 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 32 Show data context 7 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 46 Show data context 13 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 6,998 Show data context 107 Show data context
P: Education 75 Show data context 173 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 67 Show data context 131 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 144 Show data context 177 Show data context
T: Activities of households 379 Show data context 1,287 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 159 Show data context 34 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,939 Show data context 706 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 247 Show data context 7 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 38 Show data context 3 Show data context
F: Construction 1,463 Show data context 28 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,142 Show data context 982 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 393 Show data context 55 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 168 Show data context 533 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 111 Show data context 61 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 45 Show data context 47 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 12,910 Show data context 803 Show data context
P: Education 133 Show data context 286 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 115 Show data context 204 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 336 Show data context 424 Show data context
T: Activities of households 37 Show data context 358 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 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: 20th May 2024