Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 318 Show data context 18 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 38 Show data context 13 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 23,319 Show data context 14,628 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 1,551 Show data context 83 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 341 Show data context 135 Show data context
F: Construction 8,242 Show data context 166 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 17,735 Show data context 8,727 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 12,890 Show data context 1,211 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 6,243 Show data context 5,875 Show data context
J: Information & communication 860 Show data context 387 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 2,342 Show data context 1,232 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 723 Show data context 491 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 1,721 Show data context 847 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 19 Show data context 11 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 6,472 Show data context 1,486 Show data context
P: Education 712 Show data context 1,464 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 994 Show data context 2,700 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 4,253 Show data context 4,018 Show data context
T: Activities of households 563 Show data context 5,445 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 16 Show data context 15 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 54 Show data context 10 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 4 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 16,036 Show data context 8,377 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 1,207 Show data context 130 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 166 Show data context 6 Show data context
F: Construction 10,467 Show data context 353 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 9,520 Show data context 6,704 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 9,977 Show data context 1,856 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 2,607 Show data context 4,294 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 748 Show data context 313 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 464 Show data context 282 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 11,136 Show data context 3,467 Show data context
P: Education 1,181 Show data context 1,667 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 1,744 Show data context 4,471 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 2,801 Show data context 3,029 Show data context
T: Activities of households 73 Show data context 1,035 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: 27th April 2024