Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 45,203 Show data context 3,680 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 80,675 Show data context 2,133 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 576,522 Show data context 423,187 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 21,288 Show data context 485 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 4,946 Show data context 1,456 Show data context
F: Construction 77,413 Show data context 1,257 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 210,615 Show data context 104,852 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 165,155 Show data context 9,176 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 23,509 Show data context 39,257 Show data context
J: Information & communication 1,486 Show data context 462 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 24,675 Show data context 6,822 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 4,240 Show data context 1,059 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 13,247 Show data context 4,470 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 23 Show data context 114 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 71,259 Show data context 7,038 Show data context
P: Education 12,021 Show data context 26,546 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 11,241 Show data context 22,352 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 37,186 Show data context 28,214 Show data context
T: Activities of households 8,292 Show data context 78,625 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 100 Show data context 27 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 36,047 Show data context 4,445 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 55,846 Show data context 1,773 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 719,582 Show data context 459,873 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 29,473 Show data context 2,926 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 3,429 Show data context 83 Show data context
F: Construction 124,027 Show data context 3,525 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 199,500 Show data context 139,666 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 188,989 Show data context 19,737 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 24,249 Show data context 71,244 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 27,521 Show data context 15,086 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 17,238 Show data context 9,474 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 102,923 Show data context 24,256 Show data context
P: Education 18,565 Show data context 31,163 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 19,774 Show data context 42,307 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 47,152 Show data context 46,951 Show data context
T: Activities of households 3,075 Show data context 24,569 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: 18th May 2024