Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 110 Show data context 10 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 15 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 3,126 Show data context 1,114 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 226 Show data context 12 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 70 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 914 Show data context 23 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,332 Show data context 1,295 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,576 Show data context 294 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 132 Show data context 267 Show data context
J: Information & communication 68 Show data context 27 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 851 Show data context 225 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 137 Show data context 32 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 405 Show data context 80 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1 Show data context 6 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,074 Show data context 205 Show data context
P: Education 217 Show data context 298 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 284 Show data context 366 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 479 Show data context 477 Show data context
T: Activities of households 535 Show data context 2,541 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 19 Show data context 6 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,226 Show data context 611 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 94 Show data context 23 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 89 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 807 Show data context 25 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 975 Show data context 581 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 905 Show data context 109 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 115 Show data context 302 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 148 Show data context 61 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 109 Show data context 68 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 611 Show data context 56 Show data context
P: Education 74 Show data context 162 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 84 Show data context 166 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 276 Show data context 282 Show data context
T: Activities of households 51 Show data context 587 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: 18th May 2024