Data for 1921	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	351,846	136,993
Economically inactive	66,727	343,107

Data for 1931	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	396,392	146,460
Economically inactive	52,998	357,211

Data for 1951	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	481,754	193,603
Economically inactive	81,772	455,120

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 16 , 'Occupations of Males and Females, showing also 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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