Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1841 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 2,158 Show data context 92 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 699 Show data context 24 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 5,493 Show data context 1,584 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 5 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 7 Show data context 5 Show data context
F: Construction 965 Show data context 3 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 747 Show data context 107 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 297 Show data context 3 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 147 Show data context 47 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 5 Show data context 1 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 17 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 62 Show data context 0 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 343 Show data context 3 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 95 Show data context 4 Show data context
P: Education 64 Show data context 77 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 63 Show data context 23 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 92 Show data context 56 Show data context
T: Activities of households 326 Show data context 1,866 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 3,746 Show data context 886 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2,970 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 6,874 Show data context 2,486 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 28 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 35 Show data context 38 Show data context
F: Construction 1,702 Show data context 3 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,163 Show data context 376 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,207 Show data context 27 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 266 Show data context 270 Show data context
J: Information & communication 24 Show data context 5 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 19 Show data context 2 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 102 Show data context 125 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 133 Show data context 0 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 142 Show data context 8 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 221 Show data context 14 Show data context
P: Education 95 Show data context 196 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 87 Show data context 64 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 138 Show data context 250 Show data context
T: Activities of households 186 Show data context 1,696 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 3,340 Show data context 128 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 10,354 Show data context 43 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 10,997 Show data context 5,848 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 80 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 117 Show data context 10 Show data context
F: Construction 3,216 Show data context 15 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,981 Show data context 345 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,580 Show data context 24 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 419 Show data context 168 Show data context
J: Information & communication 71 Show data context 3 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 137 Show data context 3 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 60 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 328 Show data context 2 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 688 Show data context 11 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,049 Show data context 34 Show data context
P: Education 218 Show data context 453 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 133 Show data context 165 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 246 Show data context 570 Show data context
T: Activities of households 436 Show data context 4,338 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1911 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 6,153 Show data context 525 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 18,501 Show data context 3 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 26,845 Show data context 14,273 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 437 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 256 Show data context 199 Show data context
F: Construction 5,482 Show data context 5 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 5,275 Show data context 1,426 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 7,266 Show data context 81 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 870 Show data context 826 Show data context
J: Information & communication 179 Show data context 88 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 683 Show data context 8 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 406 Show data context 14 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1,668 Show data context 242 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,375 Show data context 185 Show data context
P: Education 471 Show data context 1,100 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 396 Show data context 647 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,158 Show data context 1,408 Show data context
T: Activities of households 1,044 Show data context 5,108 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 2,852 Show data context 190 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 40,353 Show data context 70 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 14,294 Show data context 10,322 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 622 Show data context 27 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 191 Show data context 149 Show data context
F: Construction 2,529 Show data context 33 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 6,780 Show data context 2,956 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 6,837 Show data context 270 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 792 Show data context 952 Show data context
J: Information & communication 15 Show data context 5 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 727 Show data context 109 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 131 Show data context 16 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 414 Show data context 139 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 2 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 4,558 Show data context 423 Show data context
P: Education 690 Show data context 1,447 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 611 Show data context 1,008 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,110 Show data context 748 Show data context
T: Activities of households 619 Show data context 4,173 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 2,100 Show data context 202 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 39,976 Show data context 300 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 19,569 Show data context 12,446 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 1,521 Show data context 186 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 83 Show data context 3 Show data context
F: Construction 5,224 Show data context 120 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 7,131 Show data context 5,000 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 6,118 Show data context 853 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 967 Show data context 2,704 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 722 Show data context 226 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 289 Show data context 190 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 5,549 Show data context 1,539 Show data context
P: Education 1,113 Show data context 1,948 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 1,288 Show data context 2,455 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,411 Show data context 1,126 Show data context
T: Activities of households 121 Show data context 1,112 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 2,108 Show data context 242 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 11,140 Show data context 123 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 27,924 Show data context 8,267 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 1,466 Show data context 284 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 206 Show data context 23 Show data context
F: Construction 8,106 Show data context 295 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 8,318 Show data context 5,957 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 4,342 Show data context 467 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 994 Show data context 1,492 Show data context
J: Information & communication 574 Show data context 264 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 772 Show data context 526 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 75 Show data context 55 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 530 Show data context 369 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 108 Show data context 92 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 5,622 Show data context 3,006 Show data context
P: Education 1,900 Show data context 3,481 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 1,738 Show data context 3,248 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,093 Show data context 1,125 Show data context
T: Activities of households 101 Show data context 534 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 53 Show data context 3 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, Wakefield District through time | Industry Statistics | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 25th April 2024