Braintree and Bocking Urban District (UD) : Working age population by Sector

Working age population by Sector

Data cube chart.

Cambridge Group Industrial Sector 1921 1931 1951
Agriculture 138 Show data context 109 Show data context 350 Show data context
Light Industry 532 Show data context 603 Show data context 1,139 Show data context
Staple Industry 1,152 Show data context 1,372 Show data context 2,049 Show data context
Professional 1,239 Show data context 1,682 Show data context 3,377 Show data context
Unclassified or Unoccupied 156 Show data context 294 Show data context 6,719 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 17 , 'Occupations (condensed list) of Males and Females, showing also the 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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Age and sex structure data in the categories used in the 2021/22 Census. Wherever possible, we reorganise age structure data from other years to this same set of categories, including in our redistricted statistics for modern units.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Braintree and Bocking Urban District (UD) through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Working age population by Sector, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 26th July 2026