Worcestershire Administrative County (pre-1974) : Working age population by Sector

Working age population by Sector

Data cube chart.

Cambridge Group Industrial Sector 1921 1931 1951
Agriculture 24,083 Show data context 20,672 Show data context 18,757 Show data context
Light Industry 37,286 Show data context 40,215 Show data context 45,433 Show data context
Staple Industry 50,016 Show data context 43,762 Show data context 58,743 Show data context
Professional 64,622 Show data context 74,944 Show data context 100,946 Show data context
Unclassified or Unoccupied 10,257 Show data context 144,913 Show data context 87,964 Show data context
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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nCube definition


Working age population grouped into the four Sectors defined by the Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Worcestershire Administrative County (pre-1974) through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Working age population by Sector, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026