Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 38,644 Show data context 2,440 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 7,648 Show data context 29 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 92,171 Show data context 18,319 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 5,894 Show data context 181 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 1,172 Show data context 65 Show data context
F: Construction 32,786 Show data context 334 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 52,469 Show data context 22,045 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 35,365 Show data context 2,784 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 7,740 Show data context 11,027 Show data context
J: Information & communication 612 Show data context 203 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 8,071 Show data context 1,962 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 1,769 Show data context 359 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 4,611 Show data context 1,491 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 11 Show data context 46 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 42,534 Show data context 2,032 Show data context
P: Education 4,493 Show data context 8,833 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 4,354 Show data context 8,262 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 9,558 Show data context 9,177 Show data context
T: Activities of households 13,174 Show data context 48,196 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 14 Show data context 10 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 35,620 Show data context 6,713 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 7,794 Show data context 96 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 106,207 Show data context 32,924 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 8,792 Show data context 889 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 1,333 Show data context 61 Show data context
F: Construction 43,018 Show data context 1,086 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 49,861 Show data context 32,567 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 35,233 Show data context 4,170 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 7,949 Show data context 16,676 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 5,529 Show data context 2,396 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 3,351 Show data context 2,202 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 57,464 Show data context 7,637 Show data context
P: Education 6,258 Show data context 11,029 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 7,421 Show data context 15,143 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 11,815 Show data context 10,871 Show data context
T: Activities of households 5,024 Show data context 16,876 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: 14th May 2024