Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

No chart.

No chart.

Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 202 Show data context 11 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 976 Show data context 217 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 134 Show data context 4 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 69 Show data context 5 Show data context
F: Construction 759 Show data context 6 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,289 Show data context 545 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 599 Show data context 47 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 90 Show data context 165 Show data context
J: Information & communication 4 Show data context 1 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 110 Show data context 19 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 46 Show data context 11 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 119 Show data context 28 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,283 Show data context 36 Show data context
P: Education 147 Show data context 331 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 136 Show data context 280 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 216 Show data context 231 Show data context
T: Activities of households 468 Show data context 1,473 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 207 Show data context 18 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 5 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 711 Show data context 200 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 214 Show data context 12 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 23 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 971 Show data context 45 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,386 Show data context 1,037 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 633 Show data context 100 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 166 Show data context 482 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 157 Show data context 73 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 126 Show data context 73 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,088 Show data context 656 Show data context
P: Education 313 Show data context 436 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 332 Show data context 759 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 296 Show data context 344 Show data context
T: Activities of households 124 Show data context 505 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'

This website exists to help people doing personal research projects on particular areas within a locality. So long as you are using our data for only a small number of units, you are not making money out of what you are doing, and you are not systematically re-publishing our data, you do not need to request permission from us, but you do need to acknowledge us as your source with the wording:

"This work is based on data provided through www.VisionofBritain.org.uk and uses historical material which is copyright of the Great Britain Historical GIS Project and the University of Portsmouth".

Where the above statement is included in a web page or similar online resource, the reference to "www.VisionofBritain.org.uk" must be a working hyperlink.

nCube definition


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.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Winchester MB through time | Industry Statistics | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10153347/cube/INDUSTRY_GEN_SEX

Date accessed: 01st June 2024