Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 464 Show data context 15 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 22 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,635 Show data context 1,605 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 414 Show data context 20 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 40 Show data context 27 Show data context
F: Construction 2,038 Show data context 15 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,691 Show data context 1,916 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 3,088 Show data context 189 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 462 Show data context 770 Show data context
J: Information & communication 24 Show data context 3 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 448 Show data context 96 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 75 Show data context 17 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 362 Show data context 71 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 3 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,801 Show data context 111 Show data context
P: Education 306 Show data context 534 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 351 Show data context 577 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 681 Show data context 665 Show data context
T: Activities of households 310 Show data context 2,344 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 374 Show data context 37 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,908 Show data context 1,864 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 639 Show data context 114 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 39 Show data context 4 Show data context
F: Construction 2,974 Show data context 56 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 4,485 Show data context 2,731 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 4,458 Show data context 657 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 449 Show data context 1,120 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 700 Show data context 436 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 530 Show data context 272 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 2,936 Show data context 825 Show data context
P: Education 624 Show data context 899 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 674 Show data context 1,536 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 743 Show data context 846 Show data context
T: Activities of households 126 Show data context 727 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: 25th June 2024