Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

Data for 1841	Sex
2011 Industrial Classification	Male	Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing	1,175,413	57,535
B: Mining & quarrying	185,841	5,452
C: Manufacturing	1,333,594	479,899
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc	1,134	7
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt	2,017	611
F: Construction	318,854	1,303
G: Wholesale & retail trade	217,625	39,795
H: Transport & storage	177,237	2,938
I: Accommodation & catering	50,674	17,733
J: Information & communication	892	88
K: Financial & insurance	4,582	270
L: Real estate activities.	5,333	38
M: Professional, scientific & technical	25,728	94
N: Administrative & support	126,511	1,735
O: Public administration & defence	76,207	891
P: Education	21,134	30,816
Q: Human health & social work	20,089	15,567
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services	35,140	47,496
T: Activities of households	212,121	784,059
U: Extraterritorial bodies	519	1

Data for 1861	Sex
2011 Industrial Classification	Male	Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing	1,252,762	302,983
B: Mining & quarrying	272,339	172
C: Manufacturing	1,552,789	897,972
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc	8,066	0
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt	5,571	929
F: Construction	452,120	880
G: Wholesale & retail trade	312,097	102,511
H: Transport & storage	361,130	9,998
I: Accommodation & catering	91,176	93,483
J: Information & communication	9,935	3,697
K: Financial & insurance	11,258	647
L: Real estate activities.	35,710	40,100
M: Professional, scientific & technical	48,594	58
N: Administrative & support	71,066	3,345
O: Public administration & defence	157,505	2,972
P: Education	22,750	64,900
Q: Human health & social work	20,037	29,326
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services	58,136	167,698
T: Activities of households	80,085	647,792
U: Extraterritorial bodies	1,200	0

Data for 1881	Sex
2011 Industrial Classification	Male	Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing	1,052,100	53,014
B: Mining & quarrying	444,722	6,167
C: Manufacturing	2,079,349	1,229,663
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc	16,509	123
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt	6,873	606
F: Construction	680,062	3,205
G: Wholesale & retail trade	440,515	113,212
H: Transport & storage	580,631	9,080
I: Accommodation & catering	111,654	66,041
J: Information & communication	17,729	3,272
K: Financial & insurance	36,546	1,532
L: Real estate activities.	12,240	110
M: Professional, scientific & technical	77,920	1,954
N: Administrative & support	205,979	8,391
O: Public administration & defence	201,189	8,024
P: Education	44,696	117,023
Q: Human health & social work	26,938	46,705
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services	74,092	247,751
T: Activities of households	152,114	1,221,261
U: Extraterritorial bodies	469	67

Data for 1911	Sex
2011 Industrial Classification	Male	Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing	1,179,868	97,813
B: Mining & quarrying	1,002,955	3,813
C: Manufacturing	3,445,581	1,915,764
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc	77,936	44
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt	25,268	2,393
F: Construction	946,034	603
G: Wholesale & retail trade	1,030,260	357,185
H: Transport & storage	1,399,266	25,022
I: Accommodation & catering	194,476	220,663
J: Information & communication	44,148	24,358
K: Financial & insurance	139,227	5,647
L: Real estate activities.	0	0
M: Professional, scientific & technical	94,371	8,766
N: Administrative & support	419,421	120,760
O: Public administration & defence	453,796	52,378
P: Education	78,321	193,799
Q: Human health & social work	56,102	136,593
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services	258,195	479,309
T: Activities of households	255,250	1,354,259
U: Extraterritorial bodies	0	0

Data for 1931	Sex
2011 Industrial Classification	Male	Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing	939,315	57,510
B: Mining & quarrying	923,375	6,327
C: Manufacturing	3,525,053	1,859,723
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc	176,130	6,198
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt	36,978	6,536
F: Construction	836,408	10,385
G: Wholesale & retail trade	1,638,630	741,962
H: Transport & storage	1,254,427	91,093
I: Accommodation & catering	236,182	325,503
J: Information & communication	22,983	8,022
K: Financial & insurance	217,205	60,887
L: Real estate activities.	45,648	12,817
M: Professional, scientific & technical	135,292	44,464
N: Administrative & support	389	1,649
O: Public administration & defence	762,176	63,340
P: Education	120,241	243,670
Q: Human health & social work	101,616	201,869
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services	298,691	254,029
T: Activities of households	261,914	1,119,133
U: Extraterritorial bodies	1,143	483

Data for 1951	Sex
2011 Industrial Classification	Male	Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing	863,738	100,008
B: Mining & quarrying	729,365	12,152
C: Manufacturing	4,901,215	2,336,690
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc	270,688	27,678
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt	30,902	1,425
F: Construction	1,224,745	36,001
G: Wholesale & retail trade	1,592,342	1,042,308
H: Transport & storage	1,337,080	186,552
I: Accommodation & catering	244,718	562,395
J: Information & communication	0	0
K: Financial & insurance	263,722	138,782
L: Real estate activities.	0	0
M: Professional, scientific & technical	169,990	100,721
N: Administrative & support	0	0
O: Public administration & defence	1,326,277	247,591
P: Education	175,708	285,303
Q: Human health & social work	179,394	382,994
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services	366,873	331,915
T: Activities of households	94,340	359,413
U: Extraterritorial bodies	0	0

Data for 1971	Sex
2011 Industrial Classification	Male	Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing	447,658	54,611
B: Mining & quarrying	339,105	10,696
C: Manufacturing	5,069,908	1,765,997
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc	241,880	46,610
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt	34,484	3,531
F: Construction	1,406,520	71,476
G: Wholesale & retail trade	1,697,707	1,261,412
H: Transport & storage	1,181,138	216,174
I: Accommodation & catering	239,422	303,305
J: Information & communication	236,653	118,891
K: Financial & insurance	314,617	264,402
L: Real estate activities.	45,209	30,130
M: Professional, scientific & technical	316,198	162,841
N: Administrative & support	62,771	95,901
O: Public administration & defence	1,051,569	483,392
P: Education	387,591	683,172
Q: Human health & social work	238,887	536,757
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services	233,207	268,380
T: Activities of households	35,733	128,550
U: Extraterritorial bodies	26,305	4,562

Date:	Source:
1841	1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861	1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 17 , 'Occupations of Males aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1861	1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 18 , 'Occupations of Females aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1881 - 1991	Census of Population
1971	1971 Census of England and Wales, Economic activity County Leaflets, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex', for 'County, county boroughs, urban areas with populations of 50,000 or more, conurbation centres'

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