Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1841 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 15,605 Show data context 1,028 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 114 Show data context 5 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 5,382 Show data context 1,040 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 2,870 Show data context 16 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,190 Show data context 173 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 354 Show data context 15 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 300 Show data context 74 Show data context
J: Information & communication 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 14 Show data context 0 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 51 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 147 Show data context 0 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 544 Show data context 5 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 184 Show data context 3 Show data context
P: Education 119 Show data context 192 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 120 Show data context 62 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 227 Show data context 273 Show data context
T: Activities of households 4,404 Show data context 6,698 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1861 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 16,970 Show data context 4,485 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 494 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 5,282 Show data context 2,904 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 10 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 26 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 4,195 Show data context 3 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,408 Show data context 549 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 725 Show data context 98 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 452 Show data context 549 Show data context
J: Information & communication 18 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 24 Show data context 0 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 303 Show data context 323 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 269 Show data context 1 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 145 Show data context 22 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 315 Show data context 21 Show data context
P: Education 135 Show data context 424 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 101 Show data context 131 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 400 Show data context 1,044 Show data context
T: Activities of households 621 Show data context 3,958 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1881 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 14,389 Show data context 624 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 205 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,201 Show data context 1,986 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 24 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 8 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 3,142 Show data context 14 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,350 Show data context 426 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,015 Show data context 22 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 378 Show data context 241 Show data context
J: Information & communication 52 Show data context 17 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 85 Show data context 0 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 50 Show data context 1 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 319 Show data context 4 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 257 Show data context 17 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 563 Show data context 54 Show data context
P: Education 228 Show data context 630 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 105 Show data context 153 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 351 Show data context 1,410 Show data context
T: Activities of households 1,375 Show data context 6,922 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1911 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 15,727 Show data context 1,428 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 218 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,291 Show data context 1,777 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 106 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 13 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 3,411 Show data context 0 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,458 Show data context 960 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,791 Show data context 46 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 500 Show data context 764 Show data context
J: Information & communication 68 Show data context 78 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 260 Show data context 1 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 278 Show data context 5 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 395 Show data context 134 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 860 Show data context 291 Show data context
P: Education 244 Show data context 766 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 181 Show data context 478 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 672 Show data context 1,702 Show data context
T: Activities of households 2,212 Show data context 7,202 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 12,300 Show data context 689 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 318 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 3,930 Show data context 972 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 329 Show data context 16 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 50 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 2,010 Show data context 15 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,688 Show data context 1,474 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,651 Show data context 252 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 580 Show data context 737 Show data context
J: Information & communication 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 322 Show data context 51 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 143 Show data context 14 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 286 Show data context 74 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1 Show data context 6 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,612 Show data context 87 Show data context
P: Education 274 Show data context 829 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 266 Show data context 485 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 735 Show data context 696 Show data context
T: Activities of households 2,554 Show data context 5,529 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 12,257 Show data context 1,425 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 165 Show data context 5 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 5,254 Show data context 1,968 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 603 Show data context 50 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 35 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 3,286 Show data context 59 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 4,294 Show data context 2,494 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 3,238 Show data context 449 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 695 Show data context 1,629 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 463 Show data context 133 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 312 Show data context 162 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 6,238 Show data context 719 Show data context
P: Education 426 Show data context 947 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 412 Show data context 906 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 801 Show data context 748 Show data context
T: Activities of households 767 Show data context 1,869 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 7,011 Show data context 795 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 176 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 10,202 Show data context 2,117 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 292 Show data context 39 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 180 Show data context 11 Show data context
F: Construction 3,804 Show data context 138 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 4,351 Show data context 2,155 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,356 Show data context 160 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 752 Show data context 696 Show data context
J: Information & communication 91 Show data context 33 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 461 Show data context 238 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 220 Show data context 50 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 392 Show data context 221 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 60 Show data context 50 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 3,809 Show data context 1,066 Show data context
P: Education 963 Show data context 1,371 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 512 Show data context 824 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 621 Show data context 387 Show data context
T: Activities of households 330 Show data context 673 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 10 Show data context 0 Show data context
Date: Source:
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 17 , 'Occupations of Males aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 18 , 'Occupations of Females aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1881 - 1991 Census of Population
1971 1971 Census of England and Wales, Economic activity County Leaflets, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex', for 'County, county boroughs, urban areas with populations of 50,000 or more, conurbation centres'

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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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Herefordshire County/UA through time | Industry Statistics | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 27th April 2024