Sheffield County Borough (CB/MB) : Total employed in all industries

Total employed in all industries

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Employed in all Industries 1921 1931 1951
Empl. in all industries 203,252 Show data context 256,822 Show data context
Unknown 14,530 Show data context 178,613 Show data context 181,790 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, Industry, Table 2 , 'Industries of Males and Females (exclusive of persons out of work)'
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, Industry, Table 2 , 'Industries (Minimum List) and Status Aggregates. Occupied Males and Females aged 15 and over', for 'Con, AC, CB, MetB, Urban Areas with population of 50,000 or more'
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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Numbers of the two sexes tend to be balanced. Military bases led to higher proportions of men, while large numbers of domestic servants created concentrations of women.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Sheffield County Borough (CB/MB) through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Total employed in all industries, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026