Reading County Borough (CB/MB) : Economically Active by Sex

Economically Active by Sex

Data cube chart.

Data cube chart.

Data cube chart.

Data for 1921 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 28,379 Show data context 11,939 Show data context
Economically inactive 5,010 Show data context 27,807 Show data context
Data for 1931 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 31,811 Show data context 13,873 Show data context
Economically inactive 3,797 Show data context 27,598 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 35,701 Show data context 16,903 Show data context
Economically inactive 5,375 Show data context 30,979 Show data context

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This very simplified view of the changing industrial base of communities does identify the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but provides no breakdown of the service sector, in which the large majority of us now work.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Reading County Borough (CB/MB) through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Economically Active by Sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10153384/cube/CENSUS_ACTIVE_GEN

Date accessed: 02nd June 2026