Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 2,257 Show data context 200 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 183 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,075 Show data context 430 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 24 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 12 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 424 Show data context 1 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 364 Show data context 154 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 407 Show data context 32 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 130 Show data context 348 Show data context
J: Information & communication 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 44 Show data context 8 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 11 Show data context 2 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 59 Show data context 19 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 231 Show data context 14 Show data context
P: Education 49 Show data context 206 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 34 Show data context 94 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 98 Show data context 106 Show data context
T: Activities of households 356 Show data context 954 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 2,109 Show data context 309 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 105 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,256 Show data context 384 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 46 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 21 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 292 Show data context 0 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 389 Show data context 133 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 272 Show data context 41 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 118 Show data context 262 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 69 Show data context 11 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 45 Show data context 10 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 195 Show data context 9 Show data context
P: Education 99 Show data context 239 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 78 Show data context 152 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 64 Show data context 30 Show data context
T: Activities of households 149 Show data context 299 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: 28th April 2024