Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,421 Show data context 60 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 290 Show data context 19 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 158,060 Show data context 87,837 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 4,715 Show data context 210 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 869 Show data context 94 Show data context
F: Construction 20,583 Show data context 324 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 38,459 Show data context 20,936 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 25,909 Show data context 2,309 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 3,827 Show data context 7,373 Show data context
J: Information & communication 301 Show data context 156 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 4,421 Show data context 2,144 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 817 Show data context 316 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 2,906 Show data context 1,044 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 13 Show data context 28 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 11,932 Show data context 1,848 Show data context
P: Education 2,738 Show data context 4,862 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 2,265 Show data context 5,056 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 6,861 Show data context 5,932 Show data context
T: Activities of households 1,658 Show data context 15,511 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 6 Show data context 4 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 654 Show data context 101 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 239 Show data context 26 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 250,265 Show data context 115,775 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 6,290 Show data context 771 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 679 Show data context 78 Show data context
F: Construction 28,399 Show data context 1,422 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 42,996 Show data context 32,484 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 26,860 Show data context 7,221 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 4,286 Show data context 17,595 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 6,546 Show data context 4,627 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 5,064 Show data context 3,067 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 14,652 Show data context 5,199 Show data context
P: Education 4,673 Show data context 6,998 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 4,367 Show data context 10,815 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 8,119 Show data context 8,267 Show data context
T: Activities of households 658 Show data context 4,600 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 May 2024