Industrial Order (1931) by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
1931 Industrial Orders Male Female
Fishing 33 Show data context 0 Show data context
Agriculture 26,973 Show data context 1,341 Show data context
Mining & Quarrying 7,069 Show data context 57 Show data context
Bricks, Pottery, Glass 1,647 Show data context 37 Show data context
Chemicals 476 Show data context 69 Show data context
Metals & Machines 8,530 Show data context 619 Show data context
Textiles 1,827 Show data context 1,660 Show data context
Skins & Leather 833 Show data context 363 Show data context
Clothing 4,810 Show data context 8,578 Show data context
Food, Drink, Tobacco 5,501 Show data context 1,487 Show data context
Wood Working & Furniture 3,016 Show data context 299 Show data context
Paper Making, Stationery, Printing 3,611 Show data context 1,648 Show data context
Building 12,450 Show data context 103 Show data context
Other Manufacturing 544 Show data context 182 Show data context
Gas, Water, Electricity 2,115 Show data context 74 Show data context
Transport & Communication 10,743 Show data context 228 Show data context
Commerce & Finance 20,676 Show data context 8,195 Show data context
Public Administration, Defence 9,527 Show data context 3,746 Show data context
Professions 4,312 Show data context 4,783 Show data context
Entertainments & Sport 931 Show data context 316 Show data context
Personal Service 11,012 Show data context 27,277 Show data context
Other or not stated 580 Show data context 61 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: 23rd April 2024