Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,561 Show data context 71 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 30 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 696 Show data context 184 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 36 Show data context 2 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 18 Show data context 11 Show data context
F: Construction 421 Show data context 5 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 526 Show data context 170 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 336 Show data context 35 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 227 Show data context 175 Show data context
J: Information & communication 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 110 Show data context 23 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 20 Show data context 3 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 58 Show data context 19 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 268 Show data context 21 Show data context
P: Education 60 Show data context 125 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 50 Show data context 97 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 233 Show data context 112 Show data context
T: Activities of households 239 Show data context 872 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 1,448 Show data context 119 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 5 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 350 Show data context 186 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 253 Show data context 56 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 7 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 423 Show data context 8 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 407 Show data context 189 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 224 Show data context 59 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 97 Show data context 197 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 72 Show data context 13 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 32 Show data context 19 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,499 Show data context 420 Show data context
P: Education 73 Show data context 177 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 37 Show data context 112 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 185 Show data context 61 Show data context
T: Activities of households 225 Show data context 446 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wetherby RD through time | Industry Statistics | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 20th May 2024