Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 238 Show data context 31 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 47 Show data context 12 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 8,435 Show data context 917 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 420 Show data context 11 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 44 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 932 Show data context 34 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,405 Show data context 1,612 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,357 Show data context 50 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 184 Show data context 406 Show data context
J: Information & communication 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 226 Show data context 40 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 38 Show data context 6 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 136 Show data context 61 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 653 Show data context 70 Show data context
P: Education 151 Show data context 354 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 113 Show data context 258 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 363 Show data context 330 Show data context
T: Activities of households 73 Show data context 1,524 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 188 Show data context 24 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 23 Show data context 3 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 8,673 Show data context 2,792 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 592 Show data context 63 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 54 Show data context 3 Show data context
F: Construction 2,233 Show data context 77 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,394 Show data context 2,695 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,661 Show data context 246 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 178 Show data context 920 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 237 Show data context 105 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 156 Show data context 100 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 966 Show data context 273 Show data context
P: Education 231 Show data context 491 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 140 Show data context 457 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 477 Show data context 538 Show data context
T: Activities of households 21 Show data context 300 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Stockton on Tees MB through time | Industry Statistics | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 21st June 2024