Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 35 Show data context 1 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 7 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 466 Show data context 272 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 22 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 94 Show data context 1 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 199 Show data context 76 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 86 Show data context 7 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 11 Show data context 16 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 15 Show data context 4 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 6 Show data context 2 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 8 Show data context 1 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 67 Show data context 2 Show data context
P: Education 16 Show data context 28 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 11 Show data context 13 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 18 Show data context 18 Show data context
T: Activities of households 58 Show data context 167 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 56 Show data context 17 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 8 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,011 Show data context 741 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 38 Show data context 3 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 253 Show data context 4 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 344 Show data context 231 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 143 Show data context 21 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 42 Show data context 95 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 34 Show data context 11 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 16 Show data context 8 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 144 Show data context 24 Show data context
P: Education 37 Show data context 49 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 7 Show data context 24 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 102 Show data context 181 Show data context
T: Activities of households 12 Show data context 58 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: 13th June 2024