Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 371 Show data context 40 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 125 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,745 Show data context 392 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 85 Show data context 2 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 75 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 768 Show data context 10 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 894 Show data context 348 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 485 Show data context 45 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 135 Show data context 157 Show data context
J: Information & communication 38 Show data context 9 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 198 Show data context 42 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 28 Show data context 6 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 109 Show data context 40 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 463 Show data context 44 Show data context
P: Education 95 Show data context 173 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 71 Show data context 174 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 240 Show data context 218 Show data context
T: Activities of households 138 Show data context 834 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 357 Show data context 70 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 27 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 3,507 Show data context 1,100 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 119 Show data context 7 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 91 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 1,050 Show data context 32 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,919 Show data context 1,063 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 574 Show data context 101 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 132 Show data context 432 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 122 Show data context 69 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 76 Show data context 61 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,217 Show data context 114 Show data context
P: Education 178 Show data context 392 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 216 Show data context 690 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 313 Show data context 440 Show data context
T: Activities of households 55 Show data context 273 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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Date accessed: 17th October 2024