Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 206 Show data context 20 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 8 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,870 Show data context 534 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 174 Show data context 7 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 147 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 1,315 Show data context 23 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,662 Show data context 612 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 806 Show data context 94 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 103 Show data context 184 Show data context
J: Information & communication 40 Show data context 11 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 516 Show data context 110 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 83 Show data context 16 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 252 Show data context 52 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 3 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 743 Show data context 73 Show data context
P: Education 150 Show data context 199 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 205 Show data context 246 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 243 Show data context 284 Show data context
T: Activities of households 416 Show data context 1,750 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 119 Show data context 15 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 3,578 Show data context 1,570 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 325 Show data context 152 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 128 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 1,661 Show data context 66 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,460 Show data context 858 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 746 Show data context 207 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 172 Show data context 615 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 205 Show data context 84 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 190 Show data context 96 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 3,904 Show data context 1,178 Show data context
P: Education 176 Show data context 317 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 141 Show data context 393 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 440 Show data context 441 Show data context
T: Activities of households 89 Show data context 534 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 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: 17th May 2024