Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 66 Show data context 2 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 14 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 623 Show data context 179 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 67 Show data context 2 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 21 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 516 Show data context 5 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 623 Show data context 229 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 259 Show data context 18 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 67 Show data context 71 Show data context
J: Information & communication 11 Show data context 3 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 74 Show data context 9 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 12 Show data context 1 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 118 Show data context 17 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 204 Show data context 13 Show data context
P: Education 64 Show data context 71 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 87 Show data context 86 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 109 Show data context 105 Show data context
T: Activities of households 270 Show data context 678 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 66 Show data context 11 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,090 Show data context 684 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 86 Show data context 5 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 20 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 598 Show data context 18 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 712 Show data context 418 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 177 Show data context 46 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 66 Show data context 161 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 76 Show data context 40 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 53 Show data context 35 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 186 Show data context 55 Show data context
P: Education 172 Show data context 169 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 45 Show data context 133 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 133 Show data context 223 Show data context
T: Activities of households 107 Show data context 245 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: 11th June 2024