Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,206 Show data context 150 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 75 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,701 Show data context 592 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 107 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 18 Show data context 3 Show data context
F: Construction 1,120 Show data context 15 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,069 Show data context 373 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 697 Show data context 74 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 284 Show data context 227 Show data context
J: Information & communication 27 Show data context 5 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 253 Show data context 38 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 75 Show data context 16 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 160 Show data context 21 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 442 Show data context 45 Show data context
P: Education 136 Show data context 199 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 83 Show data context 101 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 375 Show data context 276 Show data context
T: Activities of households 1,207 Show data context 2,205 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 1,233 Show data context 224 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 104 Show data context 8 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,539 Show data context 1,173 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 86 Show data context 2 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 20 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 1,114 Show data context 35 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,022 Show data context 509 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 585 Show data context 102 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 314 Show data context 465 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 113 Show data context 60 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 204 Show data context 117 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 391 Show data context 31 Show data context
P: Education 99 Show data context 226 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 181 Show data context 587 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 293 Show data context 203 Show data context
T: Activities of households 593 Show data context 1,182 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: 31st October 2024