Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 11,989 Show data context 1,037 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 74 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,929 Show data context 797 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 160 Show data context 6 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 24 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 1,241 Show data context 8 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,644 Show data context 959 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,923 Show data context 85 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 304 Show data context 267 Show data context
J: Information & communication 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 173 Show data context 29 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 52 Show data context 3 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 166 Show data context 43 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,159 Show data context 29 Show data context
P: Education 162 Show data context 405 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 114 Show data context 186 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 319 Show data context 150 Show data context
T: Activities of households 292 Show data context 2,032 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 11,789 Show data context 1,888 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 110 Show data context 6 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 3,730 Show data context 1,317 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 349 Show data context 37 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 77 Show data context 4 Show data context
F: Construction 2,114 Show data context 36 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,369 Show data context 1,863 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 3,469 Show data context 279 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 350 Show data context 564 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 230 Show data context 78 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 213 Show data context 141 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,134 Show data context 438 Show data context
P: Education 243 Show data context 469 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 214 Show data context 456 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 483 Show data context 375 Show data context
T: Activities of households 149 Show data context 877 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: 17th May 2024