Working age population by Sector

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Cambridge Group Industrial Sector 1921 1931 1951
Agriculture 271 Show data context 285 Show data context 217 Show data context
Light Industry 3,012 Show data context 3,354 Show data context 4,217 Show data context
Staple Industry 1,671 Show data context 1,438 Show data context 2,975 Show data context
Professional 4,826 Show data context 5,829 Show data context 8,670 Show data context
Unclassified or Unoccupied 1,076 Show data context 1,484 Show data context 15,610 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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All persons of working age (12 or above in 1921), categorised by gender and the system of 31 occupational 'Orders' used by the 1921 Census of Population (we exclude Order 32 which covered the retired or otherwise unoccupied).


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Date accessed: 27th July 2024