Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 466 Show data context 14 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 7 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,979 Show data context 635 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 453 Show data context 6 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 59 Show data context 5 Show data context
F: Construction 2,142 Show data context 27 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,345 Show data context 1,830 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,591 Show data context 137 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 1,099 Show data context 2,163 Show data context
J: Information & communication 16 Show data context 4 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 389 Show data context 73 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 138 Show data context 26 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 290 Show data context 99 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1 Show data context 10 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,062 Show data context 86 Show data context
P: Education 320 Show data context 774 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 203 Show data context 683 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 735 Show data context 961 Show data context
T: Activities of households 521 Show data context 3,752 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 336 Show data context 29 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 21 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,302 Show data context 476 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 719 Show data context 74 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 54 Show data context 3 Show data context
F: Construction 2,466 Show data context 72 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,936 Show data context 2,150 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,440 Show data context 174 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 1,350 Show data context 1,977 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 418 Show data context 154 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 288 Show data context 188 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,086 Show data context 264 Show data context
P: Education 323 Show data context 607 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 781 Show data context 1,346 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 737 Show data context 888 Show data context
T: Activities of households 220 Show data context 1,276 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 2 , 'Industries 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: 01st November 2024