Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 6,540 Show data context 201 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 40 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 3,927 Show data context 1,004 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 145 Show data context 13 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 14 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 995 Show data context 12 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,849 Show data context 584 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,329 Show data context 110 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 254 Show data context 246 Show data context
J: Information & communication 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 131 Show data context 19 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 80 Show data context 7 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 111 Show data context 38 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 540 Show data context 35 Show data context
P: Education 128 Show data context 430 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 73 Show data context 172 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 321 Show data context 170 Show data context
T: Activities of households 677 Show data context 1,787 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 6,292 Show data context 553 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 86 Show data context 5 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 5,669 Show data context 1,988 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 379 Show data context 36 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 11 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 2,009 Show data context 35 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,021 Show data context 1,034 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,136 Show data context 164 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 486 Show data context 660 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 181 Show data context 38 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 146 Show data context 97 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 3,641 Show data context 338 Show data context
P: Education 261 Show data context 453 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 89 Show data context 241 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,283 Show data context 265 Show data context
T: Activities of households 230 Show data context 616 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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Date accessed: 12th May 2024