Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,081 Show data context 44 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 23 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 705 Show data context 201 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 41 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 234 Show data context 1 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 213 Show data context 82 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 223 Show data context 25 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 103 Show data context 82 Show data context
J: Information & communication 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 20 Show data context 2 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 5 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 31 Show data context 8 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 529 Show data context 30 Show data context
P: Education 57 Show data context 163 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 32 Show data context 78 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 114 Show data context 76 Show data context
T: Activities of households 325 Show data context 550 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 1,268 Show data context 96 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 5 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,039 Show data context 981 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 275 Show data context 6 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 179 Show data context 96 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 170 Show data context 37 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 78 Show data context 148 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 51 Show data context 4 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 25 Show data context 26 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,404 Show data context 36 Show data context
P: Education 20 Show data context 106 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 242 Show data context 352 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 59 Show data context 30 Show data context
T: Activities of households 211 Show data context 250 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: 19th June 2024