Working age population by Sector

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Cambridge Group Industrial Sector 1921 1931 1951
Agriculture 179 Show data context 243 Show data context 204 Show data context
Light Industry 10,819 Show data context 10,282 Show data context 12,742 Show data context
Staple Industry 15,047 Show data context 11,905 Show data context 11,200 Show data context
Professional 20,503 Show data context 22,993 Show data context 21,939 Show data context
Unclassified or Unoccupied 4,744 Show data context 43,808 Show data context 40,925 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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This data matrix presents simplified version of the 1881 occupational data, using the 24 'Orders' used in the published reports for 1881, plus an 'Unknown' category. Many of these categories combine 'Workers and Dealers' in different commodities, so it is impossible to distinguish workers in manufacturing and services.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Gateshead CB/MB through time | Industry Statistics | Working age population by Sector, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 27th July 2024