1931 Census of England and Wales, General Report, Table 58 : " Mining and Quarrying Occupations: Males: 1921 and 1931".

Area Total In Coal and Shale Mines (040-049) In Metalliferous Mines, etc. (050-056) In Other Mines and Quarries, etc. (060-069)
Number Percentage of Total in England and Wales Number Percentage of Total in England and Wales Number Percentage of Total in England and Wales
ENGLAND AND WALES 1921 1,061,749 990,409 100.0 22,350 100.0 48,990 100.0
  1931 966,210 891,853 100.0 14,106 100.0 60,251 100.0
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -9.0 -10.0 - -36.9 - 23.0 -
Bedfordshire 1921 304 30 0.0 3 0.0 271 0.6
  1931 452 37 0.0 2 0.0 413 0.7
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   48.7 23.3 - -33.3 - 52.4 -
Berkshire 1921 139 88 0.0 - - 51 0.1
  1931 209 36 0.0 - - 173 0.3
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   50.4 -59.1 - - - 239.2 -
Buckinghamshire 1921 83 30 0.0 2 0.0 51 0.1
  1931 203 92 0.0 - - 111 0.2
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   144.6 206.7 - -100.0 - 117.6 -
Cambridgeshire 1921 95 25 0.0 2 0.0 68 0.1
  1931 109 18 0.0 - - 91 0.2
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   14.7 -28.0 - -100.0 - 33.8 -
Cheshire 1921 3,225 2,866 0.3 8 0.0 351 0.7
  1931 2,029 1,494 0.2 3 0.0 532 9
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -37.1 - 47-9 - -62.5 - 51.6 -
Cornwall 1921 9,108 152 0.0 3,246 14.5 5,710 11.7
  1931 8,307 51 0.0 2,435 17.3 5,821 9.7
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -8.8 -66.4 - -25.0 - 1.9 -
Cumberland 1921 16,348 10,807 1.1 4,691 21.0 850 1.7
  1931 14,465 10,446 1.2 3,035 21.5 984 1.6
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -11.5 -3.3 - -35.3 - 15.8 -
I rbyshire 1921 66,772 63,651 6.4 210 0.9 2,911 5.9
  1931 61,163 57,258 6.4 324 2.3 3,581 5.9
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -8.4 -10.0 - 54.3 - 23.0 -
Devonshire 1921 2,465 329 0.0 101 0.5 2,035 4.2
  1931 2,528 94 0.0 45 0.3 2,389 4.0
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   2.6 -71.4 - -55.4 - 17.4 -
Dorsetshire 1921 931 90 0.0 2 0.0 839 1.7
  1931 1,381 51 0.0 - 0.0 1,330 2.2
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   48.3 -43.3 - -100.0 - 58.5 -
Durham 1921 160,508 157,787 15.9 221 1.0 2,500 5.1
  1931 145,355 142,931 16.0 153 1.1 2,271 3.8
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -9.4 -9.4 - -30.8 - -9.2 -
Ely, Isle of 1921 131 12 0.0 2 0.0 117 0.2
  1931 49 12 0.0 - - 37 0.1
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -62.6 0.0 - -100.0 - -68.4 -
Essex 1921 327 67 0.0 6 0.0 254 0.5
  1931 748 97 0.0 8 0.1 643 1.1
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   128.7 44.8 - 33.3 - 153.1 -
Gloucestershire 1921 11,452 10,532 1.1 51 0.2 869 1.8
  1931 8,109 6,784 0.8 19 0.1 1,306 2.2
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -29.2 -35.6 - -62.7 - 50.3 -
Herefordshire 1921 805 665 0.1 1 0.0 139 0.3
  1931 354 196 0.0 - - 158 0.3
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -56.0 -70.5 - -100.0 - 13.7 -
Hertfordshire 1921 148 34 0.0 1 0.0 113 0.2
  1931 477 90 0.0 2 0.0 385 0.6
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   222.3 164.7 - 100.0 - 240.7 -
Huntingdonshire 1921 65 7 0.0 - - 58 0.1
  1931 90 4 0.0 - - 86 0.1
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   38.5 -42.9 - - - 48.3 -
Kent 1921 2,939 1,904 0.2 6 0 1,029 2.1
  1931 6,842 5,355 0.6 22 0.2 1,465 2.4
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   132.8 181.3 - 266.7 - 42.4 -
Lancashire 1921 110,347 106,862 10.9 1,283 5.7 2,202 4.5
  1931 84,906 81,451 9.1 475 3.4 2,980 4.9
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -23.1 -23.8 - -63.0 - 35.3 -
Leicestershire 1921 14,377 11,781 1.2 391 1.7 2,205 4.5
  1931 12,439 9,954 1.1 447 3.2 2,038 3.4
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -13.5 -15.5 - 14.3 - -7.6 -
Lincolnshire :                
  Holland 1921 1921 29 27 0.0 - - 2 0.0
    1931 7 5 0.0 - - 2 0.0
  Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -75.9 -81.5 - - - 0.0 -
  Kesteven 1921 1921 368 51 0.0 214 1.0 103 0.2
    1931 461 57 0.0 285 2.0 119 0.2
  Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   25.3 11.8 - 33.2 - 15.5 -
  Lindsey 1921 1921 902 201 0.0 536 2.4 165 0.3
    1931 1,081 293 0.0 510 3.6 278 0.5
  Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   19.8 45.8 - -4.9 - 68.5 -
London 1921 1921 477 389 0.0 29 0.1 59 0.1
  1931 645 552 0.1 27 0.2 66 0.1
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   35.2 41.9 - -6.9 - 11.9 -
Middlesex 1921 1921 181 104 0.0 3 0.0 74 0.2
  1931 414 188 0.0 9 1 217 0.4
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   128.7 80.8 - 200.0 - 193.2 -
Norfolk 1921 1921 386 70 0.0 3 0.0 313 0.6
  1931 759 138 0.0 2 0.0 619 1.0
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   96.9 97.1 - -33.3 - 97.8 -
Northamptonshire 1921 1921 2,259 76 0.0 2,050 9.2 133 0.3
  1931 1,350 54 0.0 1,049 7.4 247 0.4
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -40.2 -28.9 - -48.8 - 85.7 -
Northumberland 1921 1921 55,817 54,861 5.5 104 0.5 852 1.7
  1931 49,648 48,431 5.4 81 0.6 1,136 1.9
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -11.1 -11.7 - -22.1 - 33.3 -
Nottinghamshire 1921 1921 50,459 49,705 5.0 17 1 737 1.5
  1931 53,362 52,402 5.9 16 0.1 944 1.6
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   5.8 5.4 - -5.9 - 28.1 -
Oxfordshire 1921 1921 406 90 0.0 217 1.0 99 0.2
  1931 364 19 0.0 82 0.6 263 0.4
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -10.3 -78.9 - -62.2 - 165.7 -
Peterborough, Soke of . 1921 1921 28 8 0.0 - - 20 0.0
  1931 59 8 0.0 - - 51 0.1
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   110.7 0.0 - - - 155.0 -
Rutlandshire 1921 1921 234 8 0.0 188 0.8 38 0.1
  1931 234 3 0.0 153 1.1 78 0.1
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   0.0 -62.5 - -18.6 - 105.3 -
Shropshire 1921 1921 6,120 4,640 0.5 134 0.6 1,346 2.7
  1931 5,130 3,851 0.4 24 0.2 1,255 2.1
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -16.2 -17.0 - -82.1 - -6.8 -
Somersetshire 1921 1921 9,018 7,748 0.8 17 0.1 1,253 2.6
  1931 6,315 4,188 0.5 18 0.1 2,109 3.5
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -30.0 -45.9 - 5.9 - 68.3 -
Southampton 1921 1921 227 102 0.0 2 0.0 123 0.3
  1931 441 137 0.0 - - 304 0.5
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   94.3 34.3 - -100.0 - 147.2 -
Staffordshire 1921 1921 67,507 64,459 6.5 1,246 5.6 1,802 3.7
  1931 57,324 54,513 6.1 112 0.8 2,699 4.5
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -15.1 -15.4 - -91 - 49.8 -
Suffolk, East 1921 1921 58 23 0.0 3 0.0 32 0.1
  1931 168 3.8 0.0 - - 130 0.2
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   189.7 65.2 - -100.0 - 306.3 -
Suffolk, West 1921 1921 43 6 0.0 - - 37 0.1
  1931 194 64 0.0 2 0.0 128 0.2
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   351.2 966.7 -   - 245.9 -
Surrey 1921 1921 389 59 0.0 0.4 0.0 326 0.7
  1931 707 184 0.0 9 0.1 514 0.9
-Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   81.7 211.9 - 125.0 - 57.9 -
Sussex, East 1921 255 78 0.0 1 0.0 176 0.4
  1931 347 56 0.0 - - 291 0.5
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   36.1 -28.2 - -100.00 - 65.3 -
Sussex, West 1921 185 8 0.0 - - 177 0.4
  1931 217 12 0.0 - - 205 0.3
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   17.3 50.0 - - - 15.8 -
Warwickshire 1921 18,989 18,086 1.8 16 0.1 887 1.8
  1931 16,529 15,393 1.7 - - 1,136 1.9
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -13.00 -14.9 - -100.0 - 28.1 -
Westmorland 1921 427 69 0.0 37 0.2 321 0.7
  1931 591 29 0.0 51 0.4 511 0.8
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   38.4 -58.00 - 37.8 - 59.2 -
Night, Isle of 1921 52 4 0.0 - - 48 0.1
  1931 58 - - - - 58 0.1
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   11.5 -100 - - - 20.8 -
Wiltshire 1921 511 246 0.0 6 0.0 259 0.5
  1931 300 38 0.0 - - 262 0.4
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -41.30 -84.6 - -100.0 - 1.2 -
Worcestershire 1921 3,669 3,212 0.3 3 0.0 454 0.9
  1931 2,347 1,771 0.2 2 0.0 574 1.0
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -36.00 -44.9 - -33.3 - 26.4 -
                 
Yorkshire:                
  East Riding 1921 304 178 0.0 5 0.0 121 0.2
    1931 336 114 0.0 - - 222 0.4
  Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   10.5 -36.00 - -100.0 - 83.5 -
  North Riding 1921 7,706 435 0.0 6,581 29.5 690 1.4
    1931 4,889 143 0.0 4,105 29.0 641 1.1
  Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -36.6 -67.1 - -37.6 - -7.1 -
  West Riding and City of York 1921 159,492 155,254 15.8 86 0.4 4,152 8.5
    1931 177,164 171,496 19.3 54 0.4 5,614 9.3
  Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   11.1 10.5 - -37.2 - 35.2 -
Anglesey 1921 534 254 0.0 20 0.1 260 0.5
  1931 507 42 0.0 15 0.1 450 0.7
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -5.1 -83.5 - -25.0 - 73.1 -
Brecknockshire 1921 6,441 6,209 0.6 2 0.0 230 0.5
  1931 5,712 5,481 0.6 3 0.0 228 0.4
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -11.3 -11.7 - 50.0 - -0.9 -
Caernarvonshire 1921 6,032 672 0.1 79 0.4 5,281 10.8
  1931 5,689 123 0.0 26 0.2 5,540 9.2
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -5.7 -81.7 - -67.1 - 4.9 -
Cardiganshire 1921 1,669 1,477 0.1 114 0.5 78 0.2
  1931 378 184 0.0 39 0.3 155 0.3
Increase ov decrease (-) per cent.   -77.4 -87.5 - -65.8 - 28.7 -
Carmarthenshire 1921 14,573 14,244 1-4 11 0.0 318 0.6
  1931 13,723 13,260 1.5 28 0.2 435 0.7
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   - 5.8 -6.9 - 154.5 - 36.8 -
Denbighshire 1921 13,334 12,529 1.3 23 0.1 782 1.6
  1931 12,574 11,239 1.3 14 0.1 1,321 2.2
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -5.7 -10.3 - -39.1 - 68.9 -
Flintshire 1921 4,481 4,059 0.4 103 0.5 319 0.7
  1931 3,325 2,862 0.3 95 0.7 368 0.6
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -25.8 -29.5 - -7.8 - 15.4 -
GIamorganshire 1921 160,949 159,753 16.3 169 0.8 1,027 2.1
  1931 136,240 134,789 15.2 300 2.1 1,151 1.9
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -15.4 -15.6 - 77.5 - 12.1 -
Merionethshire 1921 2,447 251 0.0 57 0.3 2,139 4.4
  1931 1,925 40 0.0 5 0.0 1,880 3.1
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -21.3 -84.1 - -91.2 - -12.1 -
Monmouthshire 1921 61,486 61,074 6.2 8 0.0 404 0.8
  1931 53,057 52,585 5.9 5 0.0 467 0.8
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -13.7 -13.9 - -37.5 - 15.6 -
Montgomeryshire 1921 806 466 0.0 35 0.2 305 0.6
  1931 381 58 0.0 13 0.1 310 0.5
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -52.7 -87.5 - -62.9 - 1.6 -
Pembrokeshire 1921 1,647 1,331 0.1 - - 316 0.6
  1931 903 552 0.1 2 0.0 349 0.6
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -45.2 -58.5 - - - 10.4 -
Radnorshire 1921 283 174 0.0 - - 109 0.2
  1931 140 10 0.0 - - 130 0.2
Increase or decrease (-) per cent.   -50.5 -94.3 - - - 19.3 -