Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1841 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 3,268 Show data context 173 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 317 Show data context 6 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,056 Show data context 2,268 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 3 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 1,944 Show data context 10 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,118 Show data context 219 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 684 Show data context 8 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 243 Show data context 147 Show data context
J: Information & communication 67 Show data context 10 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 23 Show data context 0 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 27 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 182 Show data context 1 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 500 Show data context 15 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 237 Show data context 3 Show data context
P: Education 114 Show data context 265 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 157 Show data context 134 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 258 Show data context 687 Show data context
T: Activities of households 1,148 Show data context 5,716 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1861 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 4,427 Show data context 973 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2,308 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,790 Show data context 4,318 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 37 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 13 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 2,344 Show data context 5 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,612 Show data context 718 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,176 Show data context 52 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 526 Show data context 726 Show data context
J: Information & communication 48 Show data context 4 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 48 Show data context 1 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 336 Show data context 440 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 349 Show data context 0 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 182 Show data context 50 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 467 Show data context 35 Show data context
P: Education 165 Show data context 548 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 180 Show data context 275 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 493 Show data context 2,278 Show data context
T: Activities of households 692 Show data context 6,325 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 29 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1881 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 3,135 Show data context 146 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2,215 Show data context 7 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,511 Show data context 3,467 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 59 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 11 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 2,774 Show data context 9 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,593 Show data context 574 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,773 Show data context 30 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 448 Show data context 444 Show data context
J: Information & communication 79 Show data context 14 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 118 Show data context 1 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 60 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 398 Show data context 10 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 464 Show data context 27 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 606 Show data context 39 Show data context
P: Education 211 Show data context 609 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 120 Show data context 319 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 361 Show data context 2,109 Show data context
T: Activities of households 840 Show data context 7,609 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 3 Show data context 5 Show data context
Data for 1911 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 7,167 Show data context 668 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 1,420 Show data context 7 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 6,460 Show data context 4,393 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 174 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 66 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 3,690 Show data context 2 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,300 Show data context 1,277 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 3,420 Show data context 63 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 702 Show data context 1,054 Show data context
J: Information & communication 155 Show data context 103 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 346 Show data context 6 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 364 Show data context 28 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 591 Show data context 234 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 971 Show data context 170 Show data context
P: Education 255 Show data context 847 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 244 Show data context 790 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 943 Show data context 2,453 Show data context
T: Activities of households 1,422 Show data context 7,100 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 2,710 Show data context 154 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 3,057 Show data context 11 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 7,241 Show data context 3,097 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 602 Show data context 15 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 92 Show data context 3 Show data context
F: Construction 3,303 Show data context 42 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 4,888 Show data context 2,394 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 3,034 Show data context 179 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 915 Show data context 1,521 Show data context
J: Information & communication 19 Show data context 3 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 433 Show data context 83 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 142 Show data context 37 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 462 Show data context 165 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 8 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,548 Show data context 151 Show data context
P: Education 397 Show data context 981 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 393 Show data context 941 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 870 Show data context 759 Show data context
T: Activities of households 1,116 Show data context 5,244 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 2,496 Show data context 275 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2,703 Show data context 44 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 10,071 Show data context 4,652 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 985 Show data context 79 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 84 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 4,353 Show data context 96 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 5,007 Show data context 3,374 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,824 Show data context 387 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 655 Show data context 1,629 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 509 Show data context 215 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 548 Show data context 329 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 5,069 Show data context 1,832 Show data context
P: Education 587 Show data context 1,088 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 755 Show data context 1,946 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 775 Show data context 757 Show data context
T: Activities of households 421 Show data context 1,474 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,852 Show data context 203 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 274 Show data context 15 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 10,845 Show data context 2,944 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 1,524 Show data context 575 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 108 Show data context 12 Show data context
F: Construction 5,065 Show data context 261 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 5,848 Show data context 4,505 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,650 Show data context 419 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 976 Show data context 1,387 Show data context
J: Information & communication 1,330 Show data context 870 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 673 Show data context 634 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 193 Show data context 126 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 993 Show data context 542 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 127 Show data context 170 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 6,915 Show data context 2,948 Show data context
P: Education 1,925 Show data context 2,660 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 1,204 Show data context 2,788 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 723 Show data context 811 Show data context
T: Activities of households 160 Show data context 625 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 21 Show data context 10 Show data context
Date: Source:
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 17 , 'Occupations of Males aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 18 , 'Occupations of Females aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1881 - 1991 Census of Population
1971 1971 Census of England and Wales, Economic activity County Leaflets, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex', for 'County, county boroughs, urban areas with populations of 50,000 or more, conurbation centres'

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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, Bath and North East Somerset UA through time | Industry Statistics | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 25th April 2024