Working age population by Sector

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Cambridge Group Industrial Sector 1921 1931 1951
Agriculture 65 Show data context 58 Show data context 56 Show data context
Light Industry 647 Show data context 584 Show data context 626 Show data context
Staple Industry 3,328 Show data context 2,781 Show data context 1,321 Show data context
Professional 719 Show data context 837 Show data context 1,041 Show data context
Unclassified or Unoccupied 201 Show data context 596 Show data context 2,363 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 17 , 'Occupations (condensed list) of Males and Females, showing also the 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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The only information provided by the first three censuses was a three-way categorisation of families. In 1831, this more detailed categorisation was published, although it was limited to males aged 20 and over (although numbers of male servants under 20, and of female servants, were also listed). These are the most detailed parish-level occupational data ever published by the census. Information on the precise occupations of workers in retail trade and handicrafts was also published at county-level.


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Date accessed: 05th November 2024