Workers in Manufacturing, by sex
| Data for 1841 | Sex | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 Classification of Manufacturing | Male | Female |
| Food & drink |
96,146
|
7,228
|
| Textiles & clothing |
850,946
|
525,918
|
| Wood & paper |
78,930
|
14,898
|
| Chemicals |
9,958
|
699
|
| Low tech |
287,675
|
20,381
|
| High tech. |
144,795
|
1,416
|
| Other |
108,333
|
22,335
|
| Data for 1861 | Sex | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 Classification of Manufacturing | Male | Female |
| Food & drink |
136,397
|
16,157
|
| Textiles & clothing |
796,918
|
1,007,208
|
| Wood & paper |
91,865
|
11,471
|
| Chemicals |
44,360
|
3,671
|
| Low tech |
440,416
|
31,133
|
| High tech. |
203,036
|
2,181
|
| Other |
128,302
|
34,833
|
| Data for 1881 | Sex | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 Classification of Manufacturing | Male | Female |
| Food & drink |
161,151
|
30,699
|
| Textiles & clothing |
769,030
|
1,203,002
|
| Wood & paper |
106,121
|
38,349
|
| Chemicals |
61,509
|
7,977
|
| Low tech |
625,668
|
60,256
|
| High tech. |
335,841
|
4,268
|
| Other |
369,113
|
104,077
|
| Data for 1911 | Sex | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 Classification of Manufacturing | Male | Female |
| Food & drink |
269,852
|
167,109
|
| Textiles & clothing |
966,077
|
1,621,210
|
| Wood & paper |
157,059
|
71,864
|
| Chemicals |
148,387
|
41,643
|
| Low tech |
964,110
|
127,187
|
| High tech. |
931,869
|
26,556
|
| Other |
493,218
|
108,246
|
| Data for 1931 | Sex | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 Classification of Manufacturing | Male | Female |
| Food & drink |
420,293
|
247,052
|
| Textiles & clothing |
823,820
|
1,197,097
|
| Wood & paper |
192,891
|
75,384
|
| Chemicals |
195,268
|
75,289
|
| Low tech |
832,785
|
171,588
|
| High tech. |
1,092,082
|
144,518
|
| Other |
478,245
|
174,998
|
| Data for 1951 | Sex | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 Classification of Manufacturing | Male | Female |
| Food & drink |
466,517
|
275,575
|
| Textiles & clothing |
687,550
|
1,052,346
|
| Wood & paper |
231,185
|
94,905
|
| Chemicals |
392,277
|
148,673
|
| Low tech |
1,070,623
|
292,071
|
| High tech. |
2,047,892
|
448,636
|
| Other |
543,666
|
255,663
|
| Data for 1971 | Sex | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 Classification of Manufacturing | Male | Female |
| Food & drink |
448,543
|
252,908
|
| Textiles & clothing |
472,488
|
528,435
|
| Wood & paper |
265,726
|
72,540
|
| Chemicals |
538,653
|
172,398
|
| Low tech |
1,143,403
|
264,053
|
| High tech. |
2,394,788
|
572,242
|
| Other |
277,317
|
106,281
|
| Data for 1991 | Sex | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 Classification of Manufacturing | Male | Female |
| Food & drink |
309,875
|
209,523
|
| Textiles & clothing |
177,892
|
283,138
|
| Wood & paper |
198,923
|
55,406
|
| Chemicals |
366,854
|
154,058
|
| Low tech |
594,432
|
140,342
|
| High tech. |
1,320,617
|
359,540
|
| Other |
392,229
|
202,056
|
| Date: | Source: |
|---|---|
| 1841 - 1991 | Great Britain Historical GIS Project |
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ncludes electronics and aircraft manufacture, but also cars, shipbuilding and making any kind of machinery. Here we break the numbers in each industry down by gender, but this is not possible with the 2011 data, only with the re-districted and re-classified historical statisics.