Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 361 Show data context 81 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 5,580 Show data context 21 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 10,867 Show data context 3,329 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 882 Show data context 18 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 179 Show data context 10 Show data context
F: Construction 2,832 Show data context 49 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 5,989 Show data context 4,814 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 4,528 Show data context 192 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 533 Show data context 1,085 Show data context
J: Information & communication 23 Show data context 5 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 599 Show data context 188 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 137 Show data context 28 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 459 Show data context 181 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1 Show data context 5 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,093 Show data context 210 Show data context
P: Education 507 Show data context 1,190 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 317 Show data context 765 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,004 Show data context 1,119 Show data context
T: Activities of households 125 Show data context 4,153 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 165 Show data context 31 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2,226 Show data context 57 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 26,079 Show data context 10,310 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 1,104 Show data context 157 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 186 Show data context 25 Show data context
F: Construction 4,817 Show data context 152 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 5,018 Show data context 5,607 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 5,229 Show data context 512 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 530 Show data context 1,987 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 646 Show data context 299 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 504 Show data context 285 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,317 Show data context 631 Show data context
P: Education 651 Show data context 1,085 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 613 Show data context 1,764 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,328 Show data context 1,500 Show data context
T: Activities of households 60 Show data context 874 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