Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,565 Show data context 59 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 551 Show data context 5 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,280 Show data context 174 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 69 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 17 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 659 Show data context 6 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 720 Show data context 317 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 627 Show data context 47 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 202 Show data context 284 Show data context
J: Information & communication 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 89 Show data context 11 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 30 Show data context 4 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 60 Show data context 18 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,968 Show data context 31 Show data context
P: Education 65 Show data context 137 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 63 Show data context 93 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 138 Show data context 112 Show data context
T: Activities of households 414 Show data context 975 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 1,370 Show data context 126 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 548 Show data context 7 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 783 Show data context 225 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 45 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 10 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 702 Show data context 7 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 651 Show data context 275 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 362 Show data context 54 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 107 Show data context 187 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 82 Show data context 5 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 44 Show data context 21 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,516 Show data context 153 Show data context
P: Education 84 Show data context 132 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 65 Show data context 158 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 102 Show data context 58 Show data context
T: Activities of households 129 Show data context 354 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