1931 Census of England and Wales, Industry Tables, Table 3 : " Industries (condensed list) of Males and Females (exclusive of persons out of work)".

Show England Dep table	West Riding AdmC	Adwick le Street UD Altofts UD Ardsley East and West UD Baildon UD Barkisland UD Barnoldswick UD Barnsley CB/MB Barnsley RD Batley MB Bentley With Arksey UD Bingley UD Birkenshaw UD Birstall UD Bishopthorpe RD Bolton upon Dearne UD Bowland RD Bradford CB/MB Brighouse MB Burley in Wharfedale UD Calverley UD Castleford UD/MB Clayton West UD Conisbrough UD Cudworth UD Darfield UD Darton UD Denby and Cumberworth UD Denholme UD Dewsbury CB/MB Dodworth UD Doncaster RD Doncaster MB/CB Drighlington UD Earby UD Elland UD Emley UD Farsley UD Featherstone UD Flockton UD Garforth UD Gildersome UD Golcar UD Goole MB/UD Goole RD Greasborough UD Great Ouseburn RD Greetland UD Guiseley UD Gunthwaite and Ingbirchworth UD Halifax MB/CB Halifax RD Harrogate MB Haworth UD Hebden Bridge UD Heckmondwike UD Hemsworth UD Hemsworth RD Hipperholme UD Holme UD Holmfirth UD Honley UD Horbury UD Horsforth UD Hoyland Nether UD Hoyland Swaine UD Huddersfield CB/MB Hunslet RD Hunsworth UD Ilkley UD Keighley MB Keighley RD Kirkburton UD Kirkheaton UD Kiveton Park RD Knaresborough RD Knaresborough UD Knottingley UD Leeds MB/CB Lepton UD Linthwaite UD Luddenden Foot UD Maltby UD Marsden UD Meltham UD Methley UD Mexborough UD Midgley UD Mirfield UD Morley MB Mytholmroyd UD New Mill UD Normanton UD Oakworth UD Ossett MB Otley UD Oxenhope UD Pately Bridge RD Penistone UD Penistone RD Pontefract MB Pontefract RD Pudsey UD/MB Queensbury UD Rawdon UD Rawmarsh UD Ripon MB Ripon RD Rishworth UD Rotherham RD Rotherham MB/CB Rothwell UD Royston UD Saddleworth UD Scammonden UD Sedbergh RD Selby UD Selby RD Settle RD Sheffield CB/MB Shelf UD Shelley UD Shepley UD Shipley UD Silsden UD Skelmanthorpe UD Skipton RD Skipton UD Slaithwaite UD South Crosland UD Southowram UD Sowerby UD Soyland UD Spenborough UD/MB Springhead UD Stainland UD Stanley UD Stocksbridge UD Swinton UD Tadcaster RD Thorne RD Thurlstone UD Thurnscoe UD Thurstonland and Farnley Tyas UD Tickhill UD Todmorden UD/MB Todmorden RD Wakefield RD Wakefield MB/CB Wath upon Dearne UD Wetherby RD Wharfedale RD Whitley Upper UD Whitwood UD Wombwell UD Worsbrough UD Wortley RD Yeadon UD York CB/MB

INDUSTRY	Males. [1]	Females. [2]
Total in Industries (excluding persons out of work).	1,012,241	451,342
Out of work (not included below).	160,217	44,940
I.--Fishing.	29	1
II.--Agriculture.	38,267	2,090
III.--Mining and Quarrying, and Treatment of Non-Metalliferous Mining and Quarry Products.      1. Mining and Quarrying.	178,005	384
2. Treatment of Non-Metalliferous Mine and Quarry Products (excluding Gas Works).	4,826	80
IV.--Manufacture of Bricks, Pottery, Glass, etc.	13,384	1,404
V.--Manufacture of Chemicals, Dyes, Explosives, Paints, Oils, Grease.      1, 2. Chemicals and Explosives.	6,245	2,182
3. White Lead, Paints, and Varnish.	564	95
4, 5. Greases, Glue, &c.	2,784	759
VI.--Manufacture of Metals, Machines, Implements, Conveyances, Jewellery, Watches.      1. Smelting Converting, Refining, and Rolling of Iron and Steel.	40,299	1,943
2. Extracting and Refining of Other Metals and Alloys.	311	29
3. Founding and Other Secondary Processes in Metal Working.	18,680	1,633
4. Engineering (not Marine or Electrical).	40,065	3,040
5. Electrical Installations, Cables, and Apparatus.	7,082	1,400
6. Construction and Repair of Vehicles.	15,202	941
7. Ship Building and Repairing and Marine Engineering.	758	14
8. Cutlery and Small Tools (not Machine Tools).	15,080	7,296
9. Other Metal Industries (not Precious Metals, Jewellery, or Plate).	17,651	3,751
10. Precious Metals, Jewellery, Plate.	4,907	4,433
VII.--Manufacture of Textiles and Textile Goods (not Dress); Cellulose.      1. Cotton.	13,895	17,820
2. Wool, Worsted, and Shoddy.	75,118	100,818
3. Silk, Natural and Artificial.	3,592	4,743
4. Flax, Hemp, Jute.	263	521
5, 6. Mixed Fibres and Miscellaneous Products.	4,218	5,605
7. Textile Dyeing, Printing, Bleaching, Calendering, Finishing.	15,691	3,042
VIII.--Preparation of Skins and Leather, and Manufacture of Goods of Leather and Leather Substitute (not Clothing or Footwear).      1. Furs, Skins, Leather.	2,968	645
2. Saddlery, Harness, Bags, Trunks, and Other Goods of Leather and Leather Substitute (not Clothing or Footwear).	1,111	469
IX.--Manufacture of Clothing (not Knitted).	24,905	55,848
X.--Manufacture of Food, Drink, Tobacco.      1. Food.	15,943	14,919
2. Drink.	6,969	1,116
3. Tobacco, Cigars, Cigarettes, Snuff.	245	298
XI.--Wood Working; Manufacture of Cane and Basket Ware, Furniture, Fittings (not elsewhere enumerated).      1. Wood Working and Basket Ware.	7,319	619
2. Furniture (not Metal or Basket); Fittings.	8,082	1,599
XII.--Paper Making; Manufacture of Stationery and Stationery Requisites; Printing, Bookbinding, and Photography.	15,602	8,567
XIII.-- Building, Decorating, Stone and Slate Gutting and Dressing, and Contracting.	48,655	710
XIV.--Other Manufacturing Industries.      1. Rubber.	382	94
2. Musical Instruments.	780	144
3. Other Manufacturing Industries.	4,185	2,236
XV.--Gas, Water, Electricity.      510-6. Gas Works Service.	6,598	148
518-21. Water Works Service.	3,053	69
523-9. Electricity Supply Service.	6,452	263
XVI.--Transport and Communication.      1. Railways.	41,703	1,026
2. Road.	31,161	1,494
3-7. Water, Air and Other Transport and Communication.	4,441	200
XVII.--Commerce and Finance.      600-670. Distributive Trades.	125,091	54,471
680-699. Other Commerce and Finance.	16,511	3,683
XVIII.--Public Administration and Defence.      1. Defence.	3,711	115
2. Central Civil Government (British and Imperial).	11,941	3,551
3. Local Government.	49,149	23,164
XIX.--Professions.	18,080	14,802
XX.--Entertainments and Sport.	6,985	3,570
XXI.--Personal Service (including Hotels and Catering, but excluding Government and Local Authority).	31,904	93,089
XXII.--Other Industries or Industry not stated.	1,399	409

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Using data from this table, Vision of Britain can map the following rates for within West Riding AdmC:

Rate	Date
Agriculture	1931
Finance & Business Services	1931
Manufacturing	1931
Mining	1931
Public Services	1931

Notes:

The following notes to the table appeared in the original report.

1	The areal classification is by each person's area of enumeration and not necessarily, therefore, by area of business.

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