Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,212 Show data context 134 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 617 Show data context 7 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,038 Show data context 939 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 376 Show data context 31 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 59 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 1,207 Show data context 24 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,577 Show data context 1,712 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,691 Show data context 132 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 245 Show data context 468 Show data context
J: Information & communication 4 Show data context 3 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 264 Show data context 90 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 49 Show data context 15 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 166 Show data context 60 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1 Show data context 3 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 926 Show data context 114 Show data context
P: Education 155 Show data context 379 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 78 Show data context 223 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 353 Show data context 350 Show data context
T: Activities of households 50 Show data context 1,592 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 675 Show data context 38 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 462 Show data context 9 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 5,731 Show data context 2,307 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 446 Show data context 11 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 52 Show data context 4 Show data context
F: Construction 1,653 Show data context 52 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,023 Show data context 1,663 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 3,320 Show data context 201 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 234 Show data context 677 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 234 Show data context 110 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 131 Show data context 69 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,175 Show data context 240 Show data context
P: Education 193 Show data context 341 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 216 Show data context 536 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 349 Show data context 309 Show data context
T: Activities of households 15 Show data context 287 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: 01st October 2024