Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,177 Show data context 65 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 61 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,822 Show data context 976 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 39 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 11 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 557 Show data context 4 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 549 Show data context 184 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 681 Show data context 25 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 92 Show data context 89 Show data context
J: Information & communication 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 48 Show data context 12 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 12 Show data context 2 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 49 Show data context 18 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 348 Show data context 17 Show data context
P: Education 68 Show data context 122 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 41 Show data context 86 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 102 Show data context 93 Show data context
T: Activities of households 290 Show data context 600 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 1,523 Show data context 149 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 55 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,937 Show data context 520 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 11 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 265 Show data context 1 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 194 Show data context 94 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 332 Show data context 49 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 134 Show data context 218 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 16 Show data context 6 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 20 Show data context 40 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,195 Show data context 180 Show data context
P: Education 80 Show data context 168 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 12 Show data context 66 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 54 Show data context 45 Show data context
T: Activities of households 69 Show data context 164 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: 03rd May 2024