Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1931 Occupational Order
| Data for 1931 | Sex | |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 Occupational Classification | Male | Female |
| Fishermen |
12
|
|
| Agriculture |
110
|
7
|
| Mining & Quarrying |
1
|
|
| Mine & Quarry Products |
3
|
|
| Bricks, Pottery & Glass |
0
|
0
|
| Chemicals |
0
|
0
|
| Metal Workers |
213
|
0
|
| Precious Metals |
0
|
|
| Electrical Apparatus |
31
|
0
|
| Watches, Clocks & Instruments |
3
|
|
| Skins & Leather |
2
|
0
|
| Textile Workers |
0
|
0
|
| Textile Goods & Clothing |
37
|
31
|
| Foods, Drinks, & Tobacco |
31
|
2
|
| Wood & Furniture |
120
|
1
|
| Paper, Bookbinding |
0
|
0
|
| Printers & Photographers |
16
|
2
|
| Builders |
91
|
|
| Painters & Decorators |
56
|
|
| Transport & Communication |
809
|
11
|
| Commerce & Finance |
190
|
135
|
| Public Administration & Defence |
114
|
0
|
| Professional Occupations |
73
|
60
|
| Entertainments & Sport |
14
|
2
|
| Personal Service |
184
|
404
|
| Clerks & Draughtsmen |
58
|
44
|
| Warehousemen |
12
|
1
|
| Stationary Engine Drivers |
41
|
|
| Other & Undefined Workers |
255
|
|
| Date: | Source: |
|---|---|
| 1931 | 1931 Census of England and Wales, Occupations, Table 17 , 'Occupations (condensed list) of Males and Females, showing also the total Operatives and the total Out of Work' |
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The 1831 census provided information at parish-level on the number of males aged over 20 in each of nine occupational categories. Here we re-organise those nine categories into four to get some sense of the distribution of agriculture, of the new manufacturing industries and of the urban "trades". "Agriculture" is quite well-defined here, combining large- and small-scale farmers with agricultural labourers. "Manufacturing" is narrowly defined, excluding labourers and "capitalists", and focuses on the new factory-...
based industries. "Retail and handicrafts" covers the many workers in small businesses who sold products at the front of their shop and made them at the back. The "other" category covers "capitalists" and professionals, labourers outside agriculture, servants and "others".