Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 208 Show data context 8 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 626 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 3,410 Show data context 3,339 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 64 Show data context 5 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 25 Show data context 13 Show data context
F: Construction 314 Show data context 3 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 770 Show data context 262 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 282 Show data context 16 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 82 Show data context 63 Show data context
J: Information & communication 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 65 Show data context 11 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 12 Show data context 2 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 37 Show data context 8 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 209 Show data context 15 Show data context
P: Education 45 Show data context 79 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 34 Show data context 42 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 114 Show data context 49 Show data context
T: Activities of households 86 Show data context 313 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 400 Show data context 41 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 520 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 5,295 Show data context 3,946 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 175 Show data context 28 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 23 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 959 Show data context 12 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 944 Show data context 623 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 923 Show data context 55 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 141 Show data context 375 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 73 Show data context 23 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 22 Show data context 8 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 362 Show data context 61 Show data context
P: Education 87 Show data context 167 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 46 Show data context 84 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 187 Show data context 81 Show data context
T: Activities of households 16 Show data context 171 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: 11th June 2024