Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 228 Show data context 11 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 22 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,315 Show data context 1,220 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 296 Show data context 14 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 41 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 814 Show data context 11 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,185 Show data context 1,065 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,120 Show data context 61 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 122 Show data context 284 Show data context
J: Information & communication 9 Show data context 3 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 269 Show data context 51 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 73 Show data context 15 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 162 Show data context 54 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1 Show data context 6 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 715 Show data context 38 Show data context
P: Education 140 Show data context 381 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 150 Show data context 332 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 279 Show data context 388 Show data context
T: Activities of households 314 Show data context 1,984 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 200 Show data context 32 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 10 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 6,825 Show data context 2,770 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 664 Show data context 113 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 40 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 1,321 Show data context 27 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,710 Show data context 2,043 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,766 Show data context 348 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 273 Show data context 873 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 357 Show data context 218 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 215 Show data context 137 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,302 Show data context 453 Show data context
P: Education 322 Show data context 568 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 262 Show data context 638 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 514 Show data context 445 Show data context
T: Activities of households 35 Show data context 530 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 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: 09th June 2024