Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 6,845 Show data context 1,029 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 131 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,521 Show data context 397 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 70 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 873 Show data context 4 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,617 Show data context 586 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,120 Show data context 154 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 247 Show data context 796 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 219 Show data context 23 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 34 Show data context 2 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 156 Show data context 39 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,033 Show data context 48 Show data context
P: Education 369 Show data context 548 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 99 Show data context 175 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 347 Show data context 172 Show data context
T: Activities of households 370 Show data context 2,108 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 6,494 Show data context 1,072 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 67 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,226 Show data context 182 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 266 Show data context 33 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 10 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 1,369 Show data context 7 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,674 Show data context 925 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,168 Show data context 174 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 332 Show data context 754 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 223 Show data context 43 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 170 Show data context 84 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,281 Show data context 279 Show data context
P: Education 515 Show data context 466 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 148 Show data context 310 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 421 Show data context 204 Show data context
T: Activities of households 74 Show data context 637 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 2 , 'Industries of Males and Females (exclusive of persons out of work)'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 2 , 'Industries (Minimum List) and Status Aggregates. Occupied Males and Females aged 15 and over', for 'Con, AC, CB, MetB, Urban Areas with population of 50,000 or more'

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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: 02nd June 2024