Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 501 Show data context 60 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 206 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,493 Show data context 232 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 136 Show data context 1 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 27 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 718 Show data context 9 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,564 Show data context 719 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 807 Show data context 85 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 195 Show data context 349 Show data context
J: Information & communication 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 131 Show data context 32 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 49 Show data context 5 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 96 Show data context 27 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 2 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 802 Show data context 32 Show data context
P: Education 90 Show data context 162 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 160 Show data context 214 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 260 Show data context 205 Show data context
T: Activities of households 126 Show data context 986 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 468 Show data context 116 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 76 Show data context 7 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,193 Show data context 254 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 222 Show data context 10 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 44 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 1,286 Show data context 46 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,066 Show data context 1,240 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,330 Show data context 353 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 182 Show data context 518 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 261 Show data context 170 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 170 Show data context 111 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,759 Show data context 235 Show data context
P: Education 255 Show data context 298 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 238 Show data context 536 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 319 Show data context 250 Show data context
T: Activities of households 64 Show data context 339 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: 10th June 2024