Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 272 Show data context 13 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 7 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,393 Show data context 905 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 230 Show data context 13 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 37 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 1,325 Show data context 17 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,923 Show data context 1,156 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,379 Show data context 120 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 545 Show data context 1,038 Show data context
J: Information & communication 32 Show data context 4 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 639 Show data context 106 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 203 Show data context 30 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 403 Show data context 93 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1 Show data context 11 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,080 Show data context 100 Show data context
P: Education 210 Show data context 405 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 281 Show data context 673 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 769 Show data context 783 Show data context
T: Activities of households 469 Show data context 5,209 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 91 Show data context 15 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 3,569 Show data context 1,455 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 389 Show data context 122 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 30 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 1,638 Show data context 58 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,914 Show data context 1,528 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,096 Show data context 80 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 561 Show data context 1,054 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 389 Show data context 155 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 317 Show data context 215 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 896 Show data context 198 Show data context
P: Education 201 Show data context 446 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 310 Show data context 803 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 899 Show data context 1,021 Show data context
T: Activities of households 200 Show data context 2,304 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: 17th October 2024