Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 514 Show data context 40 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 114 Show data context 7 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,935 Show data context 2,333 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 495 Show data context 14 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 58 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 2,190 Show data context 34 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,525 Show data context 1,901 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,959 Show data context 102 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 701 Show data context 1,219 Show data context
J: Information & communication 13 Show data context 2 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 309 Show data context 57 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 108 Show data context 27 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 327 Show data context 128 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 8 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,083 Show data context 121 Show data context
P: Education 277 Show data context 655 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 290 Show data context 725 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 605 Show data context 587 Show data context
T: Activities of households 508 Show data context 3,765 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 302 Show data context 37 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 52 Show data context 12 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 5,278 Show data context 2,075 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 887 Show data context 74 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 38 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 2,824 Show data context 66 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,686 Show data context 2,830 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,028 Show data context 280 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 467 Show data context 1,284 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 398 Show data context 192 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 461 Show data context 274 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 3,759 Show data context 1,409 Show data context
P: Education 388 Show data context 764 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 640 Show data context 1,635 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 597 Show data context 648 Show data context
T: Activities of households 173 Show data context 925 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: 20th October 2024