Industrial Order (1931) by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
1931 Industrial Orders Male Female
Fishing 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Agriculture 509 Show data context 13 Show data context
Mining & Quarrying 6,476 Show data context 30 Show data context
Bricks, Pottery, Glass 615 Show data context 20 Show data context
Chemicals 772 Show data context 594 Show data context
Metals & Machines 8,110 Show data context 1,022 Show data context
Textiles 8,502 Show data context 15,605 Show data context
Skins & Leather 507 Show data context 130 Show data context
Clothing 1,497 Show data context 5,824 Show data context
Food, Drink, Tobacco 4,171 Show data context 3,633 Show data context
Wood Working & Furniture 1,944 Show data context 309 Show data context
Paper Making, Stationery, Printing 2,798 Show data context 1,528 Show data context
Building 5,594 Show data context 73 Show data context
Other Manufacturing 434 Show data context 119 Show data context
Gas, Water, Electricity 1,706 Show data context 9 Show data context
Transport & Communication 6,653 Show data context 103 Show data context
Commerce & Finance 15,001 Show data context 6,217 Show data context
Public Administration, Defence 5,288 Show data context 1,958 Show data context
Professions 1,527 Show data context 1,568 Show data context
Entertainments & Sport 632 Show data context 323 Show data context
Personal Service 3,004 Show data context 7,825 Show data context
Other or not stated 85 Show data context 24 Show data context
Date: Source:
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 2 , 'Industries of Males and Females (exclusive of persons out of work)'

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This industrial classification was used in the Industry Reports of both the 1931 Census of England and Wales and the 1931 Census of Scotland, and it is always broken down by gender. The classification is defined in Census 1931: Classification of Industries (London: H.M.S.O., 1929), which notes "The Industrial Classification is based strictly on the nature of the product, or, in the case of non-manufacturing industries, on the type o service rendered, and no consideration of personal occupation enters int...


o it." (p. i). Some Orders were broken down into Sub-Orders, and all were then divided into "Groups", but the latter were listed only for counties and large towns.


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Date accessed: 01st May 2024