Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1841 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 393 Show data context 23 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 12 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,221 Show data context 806 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 4 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 852 Show data context 3 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 535 Show data context 122 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 335 Show data context 5 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 91 Show data context 31 Show data context
J: Information & communication 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 15 Show data context 0 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 7 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 139 Show data context 0 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 243 Show data context 5 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 110 Show data context 2 Show data context
P: Education 41 Show data context 61 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 67 Show data context 84 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 94 Show data context 204 Show data context
T: Activities of households 313 Show data context 1,894 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1861 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 855 Show data context 115 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 37 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,995 Show data context 2,257 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 11 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 9 Show data context 14 Show data context
F: Construction 1,408 Show data context 2 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 853 Show data context 419 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 766 Show data context 8 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 194 Show data context 261 Show data context
J: Information & communication 43 Show data context 7 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 46 Show data context 1 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 74 Show data context 139 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 203 Show data context 0 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 147 Show data context 32 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 274 Show data context 13 Show data context
P: Education 62 Show data context 191 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 72 Show data context 152 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 161 Show data context 678 Show data context
T: Activities of households 142 Show data context 2,072 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1881 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 922 Show data context 34 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 17 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 3,228 Show data context 2,296 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 27 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 7 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 1,581 Show data context 5 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,115 Show data context 560 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,343 Show data context 12 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 247 Show data context 209 Show data context
J: Information & communication 68 Show data context 9 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 116 Show data context 3 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 18 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 301 Show data context 11 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 414 Show data context 9 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 754 Show data context 17 Show data context
P: Education 153 Show data context 325 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 109 Show data context 193 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 193 Show data context 1,000 Show data context
T: Activities of households 287 Show data context 3,469 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1911 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,283 Show data context 120 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 90 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,445 Show data context 2,776 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 151 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 36 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 2,082 Show data context 2 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,505 Show data context 1,144 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,995 Show data context 28 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 409 Show data context 637 Show data context
J: Information & communication 118 Show data context 105 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 272 Show data context 3 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 228 Show data context 6 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 512 Show data context 153 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,292 Show data context 99 Show data context
P: Education 178 Show data context 435 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 149 Show data context 399 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 579 Show data context 1,387 Show data context
T: Activities of households 465 Show data context 3,293 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 957 Show data context 42 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 47 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,788 Show data context 1,636 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 420 Show data context 20 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 42 Show data context 27 Show data context
F: Construction 2,160 Show data context 16 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,778 Show data context 1,957 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 3,180 Show data context 199 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 508 Show data context 822 Show data context
J: Information & communication 24 Show data context 3 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 458 Show data context 97 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 79 Show data context 17 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 373 Show data context 77 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 3 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,890 Show data context 115 Show data context
P: Education 318 Show data context 576 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 362 Show data context 606 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 706 Show data context 688 Show data context
T: Activities of households 406 Show data context 2,522 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 694 Show data context 73 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 15 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,963 Show data context 1,878 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 636 Show data context 113 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 39 Show data context 4 Show data context
F: Construction 3,021 Show data context 57 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 4,491 Show data context 2,723 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 4,444 Show data context 655 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 459 Show data context 1,129 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 701 Show data context 431 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 529 Show data context 270 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 3,023 Show data context 821 Show data context
P: Education 627 Show data context 906 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 713 Show data context 1,556 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 747 Show data context 842 Show data context
T: Activities of households 150 Show data context 769 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 316 Show data context 50 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 204 Show data context 48 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,263 Show data context 1,544 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 743 Show data context 144 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 20 Show data context 10 Show data context
F: Construction 4,163 Show data context 183 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 5,541 Show data context 4,135 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 3,847 Show data context 799 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 533 Show data context 744 Show data context
J: Information & communication 790 Show data context 356 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 925 Show data context 886 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 88 Show data context 68 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 694 Show data context 501 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 68 Show data context 183 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 4,177 Show data context 1,754 Show data context
P: Education 2,024 Show data context 2,390 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 1,225 Show data context 2,534 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 666 Show data context 646 Show data context
T: Activities of households 30 Show data context 406 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Date: Source:
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 17 , 'Occupations of Males aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 18 , 'Occupations of Females aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1881 - 1991 Census of Population
1971 1971 Census of England and Wales, Economic activity County Leaflets, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex', for 'County, county boroughs, urban areas with populations of 50,000 or more, conurbation centres'

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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: 24th April 2024