Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 155 Show data context 10 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 30 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 6,406 Show data context 2,236 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 163 Show data context 5 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 23 Show data context 5 Show data context
F: Construction 787 Show data context 6 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,613 Show data context 904 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,203 Show data context 48 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 156 Show data context 267 Show data context
J: Information & communication 5 Show data context 3 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 168 Show data context 32 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 26 Show data context 3 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 114 Show data context 55 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,058 Show data context 71 Show data context
P: Education 153 Show data context 475 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 147 Show data context 341 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 253 Show data context 255 Show data context
T: Activities of households 123 Show data context 928 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 130 Show data context 10 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 12 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 7,676 Show data context 3,103 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 370 Show data context 22 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 19 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 1,391 Show data context 34 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,077 Show data context 1,503 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,920 Show data context 305 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 187 Show data context 648 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 259 Show data context 146 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 163 Show data context 98 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 895 Show data context 236 Show data context
P: Education 207 Show data context 339 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 772 Show data context 1,116 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 373 Show data context 402 Show data context
T: Activities of households 38 Show data context 265 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: 27th May 2024