Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 340 Show data context 10 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 46 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,579 Show data context 453 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 197 Show data context 5 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 35 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 2,001 Show data context 20 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,453 Show data context 1,248 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,393 Show data context 159 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 584 Show data context 1,017 Show data context
J: Information & communication 8 Show data context 1 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 280 Show data context 44 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 95 Show data context 14 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 206 Show data context 73 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 2 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 773 Show data context 33 Show data context
P: Education 145 Show data context 378 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 166 Show data context 351 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 529 Show data context 449 Show data context
T: Activities of households 1,198 Show data context 3,494 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 229 Show data context 17 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 26 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,339 Show data context 496 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 438 Show data context 70 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 30 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 2,067 Show data context 42 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,857 Show data context 1,869 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,349 Show data context 246 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 1,543 Show data context 1,976 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 398 Show data context 142 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 308 Show data context 136 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,059 Show data context 255 Show data context
P: Education 171 Show data context 335 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 205 Show data context 558 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 723 Show data context 720 Show data context
T: Activities of households 305 Show data context 898 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: 18th May 2024