Economically Active by Sex

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Data for 1921 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 41,664 Show data context 31,955 Show data context
Economically inactive 6,744 Show data context 39,751 Show data context
Data for 1931 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 44,786 Show data context 35,700 Show data context
Economically inactive 5,494 Show data context 36,580 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 41,464 Show data context 30,351 Show data context
Economically inactive 5,340 Show data context 27,695 Show data context
Date: Source:
1921 1921 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 17 , 'Occupations (Condensed list)'
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, Occupations, Table 16 , 'Occupations of Males and Females, showing also total Operatives and the total Out of Work'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, Occupations, Table 21 , 'Selected Occupations with Status Aggregates - abridged analysis', for 'Con divisions and sub-divisions, Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD, NT'

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Numbers of persons of each sex who are economically active or inactive, as recorded by the Census of Population.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Paddington MetB through time | Work & Poverty Statistics | Economically Active by Sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 24th June 2024