Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 8,394 Show data context 624 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 12,310 Show data context 23 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 6,128 Show data context 1,092 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 348 Show data context 23 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 102 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 2,987 Show data context 23 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 5,117 Show data context 2,085 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 3,348 Show data context 212 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 631 Show data context 1,700 Show data context
J: Information & communication 26 Show data context 6 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 639 Show data context 63 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 156 Show data context 18 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 410 Show data context 98 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 5 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,224 Show data context 127 Show data context
P: Education 579 Show data context 1,131 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 496 Show data context 960 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,072 Show data context 703 Show data context
T: Activities of households 1,543 Show data context 5,219 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 7,481 Show data context 988 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 8,356 Show data context 83 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 9,344 Show data context 2,897 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 982 Show data context 209 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 153 Show data context 6 Show data context
F: Construction 4,257 Show data context 67 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 5,506 Show data context 3,552 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 3,508 Show data context 391 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 832 Show data context 2,018 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 883 Show data context 204 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 376 Show data context 213 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 3,401 Show data context 865 Show data context
P: Education 844 Show data context 1,328 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 929 Show data context 1,740 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,115 Show data context 764 Show data context
T: Activities of households 484 Show data context 1,418 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: 30th April 2024