Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,655 Show data context 62 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 539 Show data context 84 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 19 Show data context 2 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 13 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 163 Show data context 1 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 360 Show data context 136 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 293 Show data context 22 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 81 Show data context 146 Show data context
J: Information & communication 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 32 Show data context 4 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 12 Show data context 1 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 26 Show data context 4 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 212 Show data context 12 Show data context
P: Education 36 Show data context 81 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 24 Show data context 37 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 84 Show data context 42 Show data context
T: Activities of households 173 Show data context 496 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 1,717 Show data context 120 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 419 Show data context 104 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 47 Show data context 3 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 11 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 331 Show data context 4 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 343 Show data context 205 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 254 Show data context 30 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 85 Show data context 129 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 52 Show data context 11 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 23 Show data context 8 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,329 Show data context 94 Show data context
P: Education 22 Show data context 78 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 24 Show data context 25 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 90 Show data context 87 Show data context
T: Activities of households 77 Show data context 180 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: 18th May 2024