Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

No chart.

No chart.

Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 37 Show data context 2 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 301 Show data context 95 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 64 Show data context 2 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 5 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 272 Show data context 2 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 378 Show data context 149 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 217 Show data context 23 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 43 Show data context 46 Show data context
J: Information & communication 4 Show data context 2 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 81 Show data context 25 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 13 Show data context 3 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 45 Show data context 20 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 188 Show data context 23 Show data context
P: Education 39 Show data context 157 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 37 Show data context 128 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 59 Show data context 61 Show data context
T: Activities of households 89 Show data context 279 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 461 Show data context 61 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,269 Show data context 853 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 323 Show data context 56 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 993 Show data context 34 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,032 Show data context 557 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 754 Show data context 118 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 109 Show data context 313 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 105 Show data context 38 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 69 Show data context 42 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 903 Show data context 175 Show data context
P: Education 206 Show data context 440 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 562 Show data context 888 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 195 Show data context 195 Show data context
T: Activities of households 163 Show data context 388 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'

This website exists to help people doing personal research projects on particular areas within a locality. So long as you are using our data for only a small number of units, you are not making money out of what you are doing, and you are not systematically re-publishing our data, you do not need to request permission from us, but you do need to acknowledge us as your source with the wording:

"This work is based on data provided through www.VisionofBritain.org.uk and uses historical material which is copyright of the Great Britain Historical GIS Project and the University of Portsmouth".

Where the above statement is included in a web page or similar online resource, the reference to "www.VisionofBritain.org.uk" must be a working hyperlink.

nCube definition


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.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Brentwood UD through time | Industry Statistics | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10042215/cube/INDUSTRY_GEN_SEX

Date accessed: 08th June 2024