Port Talbot Municipal Borough (MB) : Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1931 Occupational Order

Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1931 Occupational Order

Data cube chart.

Data for 1931 Sex
1931 Occupational Classification Male Female
Fishermen 0 Show data context
Agriculture 280 Show data context 16 Show data context
Mining & Quarrying 2,009 Show data context
Mine & Quarry Products 53 Show data context
Bricks, Pottery & Glass 9 Show data context 1 Show data context
Chemicals 12 Show data context 0 Show data context
Metal Workers 2,959 Show data context 116 Show data context
Precious Metals 0 Show data context
Electrical Apparatus 97 Show data context 0 Show data context
Watches, Clocks & Instruments 5 Show data context
Skins & Leather 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
Textile Workers 4 Show data context 4 Show data context
Textile Goods & Clothing 68 Show data context 104 Show data context
Foods, Drinks, & Tobacco 92 Show data context 15 Show data context
Wood & Furniture 232 Show data context 1 Show data context
Paper, Bookbinding 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Printers & Photographers 30 Show data context 8 Show data context
Builders 689 Show data context
Painters & Decorators 104 Show data context
Transport & Communication 2,049 Show data context 30 Show data context
Commerce & Finance 1,117 Show data context 549 Show data context
Public Administration & Defence 90 Show data context 1 Show data context
Professional Occupations 307 Show data context 285 Show data context
Entertainments & Sport 55 Show data context 10 Show data context
Personal Service 203 Show data context 801 Show data context
Clerks & Draughtsmen 402 Show data context 149 Show data context
Warehousemen 106 Show data context 24 Show data context
Stationary Engine Drivers 630 Show data context
Other & Undefined Workers 2,121 Show data context

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nCube definition


The full National Statistics Socio-cconomic Classification includes classes for persons of working age who were outside the workforce, i.e. those who have never worked, the long-term unemployed and full-time students, who are included here as a separate sub-total and should be excluded in the calculation of rates.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Port Talbot Municipal Borough (MB) through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1931 Occupational Order, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10375381/cube/OCC_ORD1931

Date accessed: 07th June 2026