Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 329 Show data context 15 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2,798 Show data context 8 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 12,957 Show data context 13,711 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 515 Show data context 9 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 137 Show data context 66 Show data context
F: Construction 1,009 Show data context 9 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,758 Show data context 1,504 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,096 Show data context 64 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 391 Show data context 433 Show data context
J: Information & communication 15 Show data context 2 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 425 Show data context 66 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 48 Show data context 6 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 261 Show data context 88 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 2 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,296 Show data context 158 Show data context
P: Education 218 Show data context 411 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 180 Show data context 330 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 696 Show data context 449 Show data context
T: Activities of households 72 Show data context 941 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 139 Show data context 18 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 1,680 Show data context 26 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 12,810 Show data context 11,361 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 637 Show data context 36 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 66 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 1,832 Show data context 33 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,445 Show data context 2,264 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,238 Show data context 164 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 337 Show data context 939 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 416 Show data context 187 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 273 Show data context 192 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,146 Show data context 316 Show data context
P: Education 288 Show data context 574 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 329 Show data context 728 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 704 Show data context 536 Show data context
T: Activities of households 27 Show data context 460 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: 03rd May 2024