Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 178 Show data context 5 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 735 Show data context 219 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 57 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 5 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 300 Show data context 4 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 568 Show data context 175 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 349 Show data context 18 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 37 Show data context 50 Show data context
J: Information & communication 14 Show data context 4 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 99 Show data context 14 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 17 Show data context 2 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 53 Show data context 19 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 123 Show data context 9 Show data context
P: Education 40 Show data context 117 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 38 Show data context 94 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 69 Show data context 95 Show data context
T: Activities of households 160 Show data context 520 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 106 Show data context 17 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,051 Show data context 325 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 219 Show data context 17 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 473 Show data context 18 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 775 Show data context 457 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 485 Show data context 81 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 78 Show data context 160 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 86 Show data context 36 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 65 Show data context 35 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 178 Show data context 67 Show data context
P: Education 89 Show data context 188 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 183 Show data context 366 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 108 Show data context 121 Show data context
T: Activities of households 51 Show data context 149 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bishops Stortford UD through time | Industry Statistics | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 20th June 2024