Working age population by Sector

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Cambridge Group Industrial Sector 1921 1931 1951
Agriculture 2,044 Show data context 1,816 Show data context 2,145 Show data context
Light Industry 1,061 Show data context 1,314 Show data context 1,927 Show data context
Staple Industry 265 Show data context 373 Show data context 1,072 Show data context
Professional 1,931 Show data context 2,672 Show data context 3,854 Show data context
Unclassified or Unoccupied 197 Show data context 386 Show data context 7,689 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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Working age population grouped into the four Sectors defined by the Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure.


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

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Date accessed: 05th November 2024