Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 334 Show data context 18 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 7 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,810 Show data context 829 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 438 Show data context 14 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 149 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 2,094 Show data context 20 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,794 Show data context 1,047 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,371 Show data context 171 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 146 Show data context 294 Show data context
J: Information & communication 70 Show data context 20 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 955 Show data context 192 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 154 Show data context 27 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 417 Show data context 96 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1 Show data context 5 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,249 Show data context 145 Show data context
P: Education 253 Show data context 379 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 349 Show data context 470 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 346 Show data context 462 Show data context
T: Activities of households 589 Show data context 2,799 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 163 Show data context 17 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 5 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,601 Show data context 665 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 564 Show data context 39 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 200 Show data context 12 Show data context
F: Construction 2,345 Show data context 63 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,530 Show data context 2,208 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,743 Show data context 217 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 187 Show data context 662 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 357 Show data context 171 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 206 Show data context 173 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 836 Show data context 314 Show data context
P: Education 181 Show data context 431 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 457 Show data context 992 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 603 Show data context 651 Show data context
T: Activities of households 194 Show data context 1,013 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 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: 17th May 2024