Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 168 Show data context 30 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 9 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,150 Show data context 451 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 112 Show data context 2 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 14 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 733 Show data context 1 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 984 Show data context 427 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 544 Show data context 45 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 96 Show data context 100 Show data context
J: Information & communication 6 Show data context 2 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 123 Show data context 19 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 43 Show data context 5 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 47 Show data context 11 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 3 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 237 Show data context 18 Show data context
P: Education 90 Show data context 157 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 39 Show data context 102 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 161 Show data context 181 Show data context
T: Activities of households 513 Show data context 1,045 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 156 Show data context 22 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 20 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,175 Show data context 1,118 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 132 Show data context 20 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 22 Show data context 3 Show data context
F: Construction 826 Show data context 30 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,134 Show data context 782 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 704 Show data context 110 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 153 Show data context 342 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 149 Show data context 72 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 81 Show data context 36 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 391 Show data context 96 Show data context
P: Education 106 Show data context 209 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 119 Show data context 356 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 304 Show data context 364 Show data context
T: Activities of households 219 Show data context 470 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: 30th May 2024