Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 19,052 Show data context 1,226 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 56,947 Show data context 202 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 190,303 Show data context 103,373 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 5,255 Show data context 204 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 992 Show data context 40 Show data context
F: Construction 23,888 Show data context 317 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 39,459 Show data context 21,572 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 29,068 Show data context 2,018 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 4,529 Show data context 5,634 Show data context
J: Information & communication 122 Show data context 44 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 4,256 Show data context 1,122 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 817 Show data context 153 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 2,479 Show data context 877 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 3 Show data context 23 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 15,857 Show data context 1,513 Show data context
P: Education 3,416 Show data context 7,011 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 2,450 Show data context 4,858 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 6,685 Show data context 4,764 Show data context
T: Activities of households 4,459 Show data context 24,232 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 1 Show data context 2 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 18,018 Show data context 2,283 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 43,150 Show data context 707 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 283,201 Show data context 142,872 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 9,604 Show data context 990 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 1,256 Show data context 22 Show data context
F: Construction 38,964 Show data context 1,297 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 45,010 Show data context 35,442 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 32,468 Show data context 4,828 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 5,441 Show data context 17,534 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 4,571 Show data context 2,030 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 3,243 Show data context 1,874 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 31,295 Show data context 6,324 Show data context
P: Education 5,980 Show data context 9,518 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 4,384 Show data context 10,066 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 8,722 Show data context 8,130 Show data context
T: Activities of households 1,596 Show data context 6,999 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: 06th June 2024