Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 434 Show data context 34 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 35 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,170 Show data context 1,120 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 240 Show data context 8 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 29 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 874 Show data context 7 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,211 Show data context 930 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 3,559 Show data context 166 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 141 Show data context 285 Show data context
J: Information & communication 7 Show data context 1 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 169 Show data context 23 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 46 Show data context 2 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 135 Show data context 59 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 5 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 665 Show data context 43 Show data context
P: Education 88 Show data context 281 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 87 Show data context 156 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 239 Show data context 200 Show data context
T: Activities of households 193 Show data context 1,258 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 346 Show data context 58 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 26 Show data context 2 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 9,368 Show data context 2,305 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 583 Show data context 52 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 28 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 1,919 Show data context 43 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,675 Show data context 1,943 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 3,514 Show data context 683 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 361 Show data context 792 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 267 Show data context 127 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 224 Show data context 140 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,013 Show data context 230 Show data context
P: Education 191 Show data context 334 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 205 Show data context 433 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 422 Show data context 450 Show data context
T: Activities of households 82 Show data context 395 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: 02nd June 2024