Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 602 Show data context 20 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 22 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 3,305 Show data context 1,763 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 324 Show data context 6 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 68 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 897 Show data context 5 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,543 Show data context 933 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,140 Show data context 98 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 176 Show data context 247 Show data context
J: Information & communication 22 Show data context 9 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 236 Show data context 63 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 38 Show data context 7 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 206 Show data context 59 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 4,757 Show data context 134 Show data context
P: Education 239 Show data context 408 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 213 Show data context 326 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 333 Show data context 255 Show data context
T: Activities of households 365 Show data context 1,482 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 378 Show data context 50 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 7 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 5,301 Show data context 2,083 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 507 Show data context 20 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 28 Show data context 1 Show data context
F: Construction 1,605 Show data context 22 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,117 Show data context 1,781 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,853 Show data context 329 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 278 Show data context 778 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 273 Show data context 135 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 314 Show data context 169 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 5,931 Show data context 416 Show data context
P: Education 258 Show data context 416 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 883 Show data context 1,187 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 493 Show data context 517 Show data context
T: Activities of households 76 Show data context 492 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: 25th June 2024