Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 148 Show data context 5 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 9 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,320 Show data context 285 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 63 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 8 Show data context 9 Show data context
F: Construction 314 Show data context 5 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,123 Show data context 455 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 362 Show data context 18 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 59 Show data context 90 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 85 Show data context 20 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 40 Show data context 5 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 56 Show data context 21 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 4 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 462 Show data context 22 Show data context
P: Education 37 Show data context 191 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 47 Show data context 142 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 121 Show data context 100 Show data context
T: Activities of households 232 Show data context 870 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 194 Show data context 23 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 1 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,668 Show data context 443 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 154 Show data context 24 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 9 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 977 Show data context 26 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,442 Show data context 831 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 613 Show data context 89 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 158 Show data context 317 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 108 Show data context 58 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 88 Show data context 60 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,689 Show data context 214 Show data context
P: Education 100 Show data context 178 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 174 Show data context 383 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 248 Show data context 301 Show data context
T: Activities of households 55 Show data context 273 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: 17th June 2024