Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 20,865 Show data context 2,484 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 169 Show data context 9 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 13,892 Show data context 5,961 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 1,281 Show data context 127 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 185 Show data context 11 Show data context
F: Construction 7,786 Show data context 153 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 9,781 Show data context 5,248 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 7,840 Show data context 1,004 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 1,307 Show data context 2,344 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 907 Show data context 408 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 871 Show data context 532 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 8,804 Show data context 1,728 Show data context
P: Education 3,535 Show data context 3,102 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 1,168 Show data context 2,027 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 2,898 Show data context 1,443 Show data context
T: Activities of households 826 Show data context 2,828 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Date: Source:
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