A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
1931 Census of England and Wales, General Report, Table 64 : " Percentages Out of Work among Occupied Persons in Certain Industrial Groups and Industries, Classified by Sex and Age, England and Wales, 1931".
| Order or Code Number | Industry | Total 14 and Over | 14 and 15 | 16 and 17 | 18-20 | 21-24 | 25-29 | 30-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-59 | 60-64 | 65-69 | 70 and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALES | ||||||||||||||
| I | Fishing | 14.3 | 11.3 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 13.6 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 14.7 | 18.9 | 22.2 | 25.3 | 17.2 |
| II | Agriculture | 5.7 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 12.9 | 10.5 |
| III | Mining and quarrying etc. | 17.9 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 11.0 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 17.2 | 21.0 | 28.1 | 36.6 | 35.1 | 30.0 |
| 30 | Coal mines | 18.0 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 10.4 | 13.8 | 14.7 | 15.6 | 17.4 | 21.6 | 29.0 | 37.9 | 36.6 | 31.4 |
| 041, 042 | Lead, tin and copper mines | 61.1 | 25.5 | 37.3 | 53.0 | 64.3 | 62.2 | 62.5 | 64.0 | 60.4 | 64.8 | 64.2 | 68.2 | 47.4 |
| IV | Manufacture of bricks, pottery, glass, etc | 13.6 | 3.8 | 6.7 | 11.8 | 15.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 14.6 | 19.7 | 27.7 | 26.3 | 19.5 |
| V | Manufacture of chemicals, dyes, explosives, paints, oils, grease | 13.0 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 11.9 | 17.9 | 14.0 | 12.2 | 10.6 | 11.3 | 15.0 | 22.5 | 23.3 | 17.1 |
| VI | Manufacture of metals, machines, implements, conveyances, jewellery, watches | 20.5 | 5.2 | 9.9 | 16.0 | 25.0 | 20.7 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 21.6 | 26.7 | 34.1 | 35.7 | 28.1 |
| 112 | Puddling furnaces, steel works and iron and steel rolling mills | 26.6 | 6.7 | 12.5 | 22.2 | 28.5 | 24.2 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 27.6 | 32.3 | 40.7 | 42.9 | 37.9 |
| 130 | General iron and steel foundries | 23.5 | 6.3 | 10.3 | 18.8 | 27.6 | 22.8 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 25.6 | 33.1 | 40.9 | 39.6 | 33.7 |
| 154, 155 | Manufacture of textile machinery and accessories | 29.7 | 9.4 | 14.2 | 20.0 | 37.9 | 31.3 | 26.7 | 28.2 | 30.3 | 33.6 | 38.3 | 39.6 | 33.3 |
| 200-9 | Shipbuilding and repairing; marine engineering | 41.7 | 20.3 | 23.3 | 25.7 | 51.8 | 49.6 | 47.1 | 37.8 | 36.9 | 42.5 | 61.4 | 59.6 | 46.7 |
| 222 | Manufacture of boilers and tanks | 22.8 | 3.8 | 9.5 | 14.9 | 27.0 | 23.7 | 19.2 | 19.8 | 25.0 | 30.5 | 38.2 | 42.1 | 31.2 |
| VII | Manufacture of textile, and textile goods (not dress); cellulose | 17.5 | 4.8 | 9.4 | 16.2 | 19.7 | 17.3 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 18.2 | 22.2 | 27.1 | 27.2 | 20.9 |
| 260, 261 | Cotton carding, spinning and doubling; and thread mills | 22.2 | 6.4 | 10.7 | 18.5 | 24.6 | 24.4 | 23.0 | 20.5 | 23.6 | 27.8 | 33.8 | 35.1 | 29.5 |
| 262 | Cotton weaving | 24.9 | 8.2 | 15.1 | 23.0 | 26.5 | 24.1 | 21.8 | 22.0 | 25.1 | 30.7 | 37.3 | 36.3 | 33.0 |
| VIII | Preparation of skins and leather and manufacture of goods of leather and leather substitute (not clothing or footwear) | 13.4 | 4.5 | 8.3 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 13.2 | 16.3 | 22.0 | 22.3 | 16.6 |
| IX | Manufacture of clothing (not knitted) | 8.9 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 9.2 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 11.6 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 11.9 |
| X | Manufacture of food, drink, tobacco | 10.0 | 3.6 | 7.5 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 9.5 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 12.1 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 14.8 |
| XI | Wood working; manufacture of cane and basket ware, furniture, fittings (not elsewhere enumerated) | 13.9 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 13.3 | 19.1 | 15.0 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 13.5 | 18.0 | 20.2 | 21.9 | 18.6 |
| XII | Paper making; manufacture of stationery and stationery requisites; printing, bookbinding and photography | 7.6 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 10.9 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 9.1 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 |
| XIII | Building, decorating, stone and slate cutting and dressing and contracting | 17.2 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 12.7 | 17.4 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 15.1 | 16.5 | 21.9 | 28.5 | 33.3 | 31.9 |
| XIV | Other manu- facturing industries | 13.5 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 14.7 | 17.6 | 13.9 | 12.2 | 11.0 | 13.3 | 16.9 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 15.5 |
| XV | Gas, water, electricity | 8.2 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 20.6 | 17.9 |
| XVI | Transport and com- munication | 10.7 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 15.0 | 16.9 | 11.4 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 14.2 | 27.3 | 20.7 |
| 550, 1 | Shipping service (excluding those employed in repair yards and marine engineering shops) | 32.5 | 11.5 | 22.2 | 33.5 | 38.5 | 34.3 | 32.0 | 30.3 | 30.0 | 32.4 | 36.2 | 40.0 | 27.9 |
| 569 | Loading and discharging of vessels | 22.2 | 4.1 | 17.2 | 30.0 | 30.2 | 23.5 | 19.2 | 17.2 | 19.3 | 23.8 | 29.4 | 32.7 | 30.0 |
| XVII | Commerce and finance | 7.2 | 3.1 | 6.0 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 7.1 |
| XVIII | Public admin- istration and defence | 8.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 11.4 | 16.8 | 20.4 | 14.5 |
| XIX | Professions | 3.3 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.6 |
| XX | Enter- tainments and sport | 17.8 | 4.4 | 9.3 | 14.2 | 16.4 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 17.4 | 20.5 | 23.9 | 26.1 | 26.1 | 24 |
| XXI | Personal service (including hotels and catering, but excluding government and local authority) | 8.4 | 3.6 | 7.4 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 9.4 |
| FEMALES | ||||||||||||||
| I | Fishing | 11.9 | 6.8 | 10.5 | 15.2 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 12.2 | 4.0 | 11.1 | 8.3 | 35.7 | 20.0 |
| II | Agriculture | 3.5 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
| III | Mining and quarrying etc. | 9.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 10.6 | 12.3 | 7.9 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 12.8 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 10.0 |
| IV | Manufacture of bricks, pottery, glass, etc | 15.2 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 11.4 | 18.0 | 20.3 | 19.9 | 19.1 | 19.9 | 23.5 | 23.2 | 17.1 | 9.0 |
| V | Manufacture of chemicals, dyes, explosives, paints, oils, grease | 6.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 11.9 | 4.9 |
| VI | Manufacture of metals, machines, implements, conveyances, jewellery, watches | 11.9 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 11.0 | 13.1 | 14.8 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 15.8 | 17.1 | 19.3 | 12.7 | 9.3 |
| VII | Manufacture of textiles and textile goods (not dress) ; cellulose | 19.6 | 4.1 | 7.3 | 12.0 | 17.9 | 23.2 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 27.6 | 29.5 | 31.9 | 24.7 | 20.6 |
| 260,261 | Cotton carding, spinning and doubting, and thread mills | 22.6 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 13.3 | 22.4 | 29.8 | 28.8 | 27.0 | 29.6 | 30.2 | 34.0 | 28.1 | 24.0 |
| 262 | Cotton weaving | 30.3 | 6.8 | 12.6 | 19.6 | 27.3 | 32.8 | 33.8 | 34.7 | 38.3 | 41.6 | 44.8 | 38.3 | 35.0 |
| VIII | Preparation of skins and leather and manufacture of goods of leather and leather substitute (not clothing or footwear) | 12.6 | 5.2 | 8.5 | 11.7 | 13.1 | 14.9 | 15.5 | 14.1 | 16.2 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 21.1 | 18.6 |
| IX | Manufacture of clothing (not knitted) | 5.2 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 5.6 |
| X | Manufacture of food, drink, tobacco | 8.2 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 9.0 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 11.4 | 6.7 | 3.4 |
| XI | Wood working ; manufacture of cane and basket ware, furniture, fittings (not elsewhere enumerated) | 9.2 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 9.9 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 13.3 | 9.1 | 4.9 |
| XII | Paper making; manufacture of stationery and stationery requisites; printing, bookbinding and photography | 7.3 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 9.3 | 5.5 |
| XIII | Building, decorating, stone and slate cutting and dressing and contracting | 5.9 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 4.8 |
| XIV | Other manu- facturing industries | 10.4 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 9.1 | 11.5 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.0 | 13.9 | 18.3 | 20.0 | 17.5 | 14.0 |
| XV | Gas, water, electricity | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 10.9 | 9.5 |
| XVI | Transport and com- munication | 5.7 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 2.7 |
| XVII | Commerce and finance | 5.9 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 |
| XVIII | Public admin- istration and defence | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
| XIX | Professions | 3.8 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 2.6 |
| XX | Enter- tainments and sport | 16.3 | 10.0 | 11.9 | 15.4 | 17.7 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 16.7 | 16.2 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 10.1 |
| XXI | Personal service (including hotels and catering, but excluding government and local authority) | 6.9 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 3.8 |