Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1841 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,387 Show data context 24 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 16 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,501 Show data context 344 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 4 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 642 Show data context 3 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 496 Show data context 146 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 335 Show data context 3 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 77 Show data context 23 Show data context
J: Information & communication 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 23 Show data context 0 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 19 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 83 Show data context 0 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 566 Show data context 6 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 146 Show data context 2 Show data context
P: Education 54 Show data context 101 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 53 Show data context 52 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 74 Show data context 199 Show data context
T: Activities of households 444 Show data context 1,885 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 13 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1861 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,269 Show data context 130 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 10 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 512 Show data context 200 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 468 Show data context 2 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 196 Show data context 64 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 153 Show data context 5 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 88 Show data context 61 Show data context
J: Information & communication 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 18 Show data context 0 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 36 Show data context 25 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 48 Show data context 0 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 62 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 58 Show data context 9 Show data context
P: Education 19 Show data context 53 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 25 Show data context 29 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 52 Show data context 155 Show data context
T: Activities of households 204 Show data context 717 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1881 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,468 Show data context 41 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 43 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 984 Show data context 516 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 19 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 5 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 980 Show data context 3 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 572 Show data context 106 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 488 Show data context 3 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 115 Show data context 85 Show data context
J: Information & communication 27 Show data context 4 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 49 Show data context 1 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 16 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 130 Show data context 6 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 166 Show data context 8 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 168 Show data context 11 Show data context
P: Education 67 Show data context 189 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 86 Show data context 153 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 85 Show data context 415 Show data context
T: Activities of households 419 Show data context 2,255 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Data for 1911 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,669 Show data context 62 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 57 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,079 Show data context 979 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 135 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 32 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 1,769 Show data context 1 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,635 Show data context 452 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,437 Show data context 20 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 231 Show data context 266 Show data context
J: Information & communication 80 Show data context 38 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 311 Show data context 9 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 260 Show data context 28 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 628 Show data context 191 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 950 Show data context 120 Show data context
P: Education 137 Show data context 371 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 192 Show data context 488 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 529 Show data context 1,058 Show data context
T: Activities of households 1,315 Show data context 4,587 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 1,199 Show data context 67 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 122 Show data context 3 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 3,179 Show data context 934 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 310 Show data context 19 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 138 Show data context 8 Show data context
F: Construction 2,221 Show data context 18 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,779 Show data context 972 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,003 Show data context 177 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 447 Show data context 467 Show data context
J: Information & communication 60 Show data context 17 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 758 Show data context 94 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 122 Show data context 13 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 478 Show data context 113 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1 Show data context 3 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,169 Show data context 129 Show data context
P: Education 282 Show data context 503 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 388 Show data context 622 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 678 Show data context 681 Show data context
T: Activities of households 1,811 Show data context 4,443 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,059 Show data context 176 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 134 Show data context 6 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,229 Show data context 1,293 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 469 Show data context 50 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 180 Show data context 25 Show data context
F: Construction 2,613 Show data context 97 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,018 Show data context 1,805 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,322 Show data context 378 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 376 Show data context 838 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 716 Show data context 664 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 307 Show data context 185 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,395 Show data context 314 Show data context
P: Education 417 Show data context 868 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 1,005 Show data context 1,675 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 842 Show data context 848 Show data context
T: Activities of households 959 Show data context 2,023 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 456 Show data context 145 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 231 Show data context 49 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 6,805 Show data context 2,613 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 442 Show data context 173 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 202 Show data context 33 Show data context
F: Construction 2,804 Show data context 146 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,311 Show data context 2,451 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,785 Show data context 569 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 382 Show data context 529 Show data context
J: Information & communication 433 Show data context 241 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 633 Show data context 665 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 98 Show data context 106 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 751 Show data context 474 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 193 Show data context 282 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,034 Show data context 1,150 Show data context
P: Education 843 Show data context 1,771 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 859 Show data context 1,731 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 483 Show data context 488 Show data context
T: Activities of households 239 Show data context 759 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 4 Show data context 1 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, Reigate and Banstead District through time | Industry Statistics | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 23rd April 2024