Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 89 Show data context 1 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 5 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,786 Show data context 738 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 134 Show data context 6 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 16 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 1,099 Show data context 15 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,813 Show data context 754 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 994 Show data context 132 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 128 Show data context 229 Show data context
J: Information & communication 20 Show data context 9 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 357 Show data context 149 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 77 Show data context 27 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 160 Show data context 44 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 3 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 436 Show data context 63 Show data context
P: Education 114 Show data context 218 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 114 Show data context 205 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 309 Show data context 237 Show data context
T: Activities of households 226 Show data context 1,015 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 Show data context 0 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,181 Show data context 587 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 13 Show data context 3 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 813 Show data context 21 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 862 Show data context 556 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 262 Show data context 32 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 76 Show data context 207 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 70 Show data context 21 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 34 Show data context 17 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 373 Show data context 63 Show data context
P: Education 116 Show data context 129 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 48 Show data context 83 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 273 Show data context 278 Show data context
T: Activities of households 15 Show data context 125 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: 21st September 2024