Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 198 Show data context 27 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 13 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,909 Show data context 711 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 200 Show data context 6 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 93 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 1,001 Show data context 2 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,794 Show data context 811 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 875 Show data context 74 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 128 Show data context 218 Show data context
J: Information & communication 20 Show data context 9 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 150 Show data context 30 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 32 Show data context 5 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 65 Show data context 24 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,807 Show data context 80 Show data context
P: Education 94 Show data context 185 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 87 Show data context 162 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 204 Show data context 246 Show data context
T: Activities of households 226 Show data context 965 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 109 Show data context 18 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 10,733 Show data context 1,002 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 29 Show data context 5 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 100 Show data context 8 Show data context
F: Construction 810 Show data context 18 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,790 Show data context 1,539 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 865 Show data context 149 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 248 Show data context 648 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 289 Show data context 143 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 76 Show data context 62 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 6,535 Show data context 318 Show data context
P: Education 149 Show data context 286 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 133 Show data context 419 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 360 Show data context 484 Show data context
T: Activities of households 12 Show data context 194 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: 27th September 2024