Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,785 Show data context 83 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 118 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 344 Show data context 55 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 11 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 17 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 334 Show data context 0 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 328 Show data context 108 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 419 Show data context 26 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 161 Show data context 214 Show data context
J: Information & communication 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 37 Show data context 5 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 13 Show data context 2 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 36 Show data context 7 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 369 Show data context 11 Show data context
P: Education 37 Show data context 64 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 37 Show data context 46 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 100 Show data context 77 Show data context
T: Activities of households 330 Show data context 734 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 1,702 Show data context 228 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 137 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 331 Show data context 40 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 35 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 18 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 315 Show data context 4 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 221 Show data context 102 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 198 Show data context 29 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 104 Show data context 120 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 45 Show data context 1 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 23 Show data context 4 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 820 Show data context 3 Show data context
P: Education 26 Show data context 62 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 8 Show data context 46 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 46 Show data context 25 Show data context
T: Activities of households 122 Show data context 302 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Tavistock RD through time | Industry Statistics | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 23rd May 2024