Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,581 Show data context 324 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 16 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,392 Show data context 718 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 154 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 45 Show data context 3 Show data context
F: Construction 793 Show data context 7 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,230 Show data context 872 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,445 Show data context 64 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 141 Show data context 208 Show data context
J: Information & communication 5 Show data context 1 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 138 Show data context 16 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 51 Show data context 6 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 81 Show data context 24 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 702 Show data context 18 Show data context
P: Education 111 Show data context 322 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 86 Show data context 197 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 245 Show data context 177 Show data context
T: Activities of households 381 Show data context 1,309 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 1,205 Show data context 126 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 3,705 Show data context 1,455 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 227 Show data context 11 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 37 Show data context 5 Show data context
F: Construction 1,107 Show data context 20 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,059 Show data context 1,070 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,561 Show data context 120 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 305 Show data context 550 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 153 Show data context 43 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 79 Show data context 57 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 822 Show data context 149 Show data context
P: Education 138 Show data context 237 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 75 Show data context 199 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 413 Show data context 348 Show data context
T: Activities of households 56 Show data context 285 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: 02nd June 2024