Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 57 Show data context 4 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 23 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 3,441 Show data context 3,369 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 57 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 352 Show data context 1 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 616 Show data context 259 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 220 Show data context 15 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 60 Show data context 55 Show data context
J: Information & communication 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 69 Show data context 15 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 15 Show data context 2 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 53 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 12 Show data context
P: Education 53 Show data context 83 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 46 Show data context 56 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 98 Show data context 45 Show data context
T: Activities of households 101 Show data context 357 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 125 Show data context 11 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 10 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 3,647 Show data context 3,836 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 184 Show data context 14 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 401 Show data context 12 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 670 Show data context 474 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 174 Show data context 28 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 71 Show data context 190 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 97 Show data context 79 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 44 Show data context 22 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 320 Show data context 53 Show data context
P: Education 87 Show data context 122 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 58 Show data context 103 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 128 Show data context 81 Show data context
T: Activities of households 32 Show data context 155 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: 06th July 2024