Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 516 Show data context 12 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 14 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,803 Show data context 629 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 352 Show data context 10 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 26 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 1,340 Show data context 17 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,386 Show data context 1,355 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,031 Show data context 82 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 271 Show data context 831 Show data context
J: Information & communication 5 Show data context 3 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 195 Show data context 35 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 76 Show data context 12 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 163 Show data context 50 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 2 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 786 Show data context 34 Show data context
P: Education 148 Show data context 364 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 122 Show data context 258 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 442 Show data context 347 Show data context
T: Activities of households 576 Show data context 2,823 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 320 Show data context 12 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 5 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,003 Show data context 862 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 414 Show data context 19 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 17 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 1,550 Show data context 42 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,576 Show data context 1,882 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,062 Show data context 167 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 1,087 Show data context 1,988 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 250 Show data context 102 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 124 Show data context 95 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,583 Show data context 253 Show data context
P: Education 175 Show data context 307 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 211 Show data context 528 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 777 Show data context 522 Show data context
T: Activities of households 69 Show data context 503 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: 23rd May 2024