Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 156 Show data context 10 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 8,604 Show data context 7 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,709 Show data context 332 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 129 Show data context 3 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 41 Show data context 4 Show data context
F: Construction 352 Show data context 1 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,936 Show data context 864 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,137 Show data context 50 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 208 Show data context 193 Show data context
J: Information & communication 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 246 Show data context 30 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 36 Show data context 3 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 106 Show data context 32 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 657 Show data context 54 Show data context
P: Education 242 Show data context 479 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 89 Show data context 234 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 305 Show data context 162 Show data context
T: Activities of households 44 Show data context 1,037 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 132 Show data context 6 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2,875 Show data context 34 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,172 Show data context 2,429 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 320 Show data context 22 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 34 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 1,014 Show data context 10 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,553 Show data context 1,018 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,183 Show data context 88 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 180 Show data context 442 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 179 Show data context 51 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 66 Show data context 33 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,036 Show data context 178 Show data context
P: Education 254 Show data context 388 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 199 Show data context 440 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 311 Show data context 205 Show data context
T: Activities of households 8 Show data context 156 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 2 , 'Industries 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: 05th November 2024