Houghton Regis West Ward : Economically Active by Sex

Economically Active by Sex

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Data for 1971 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 1,631 Show data context 891 Show data context
Economically inactive 173 Show data context 953 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 1,329 Show data context 805 Show data context
Economically inactive 237 Show data context 761 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 1,451 Show data context 1,078 Show data context
Economically inactive 257 Show data context 668 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 1,636 Show data context 1,372 Show data context
Economically inactive 340 Show data context 710 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 1,703 Show data context 1,556 Show data context
Economically inactive 409 Show data context 686 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 2,103 Show data context 1,957 Show data context
Economically inactive 746 Show data context 1,087 Show data context
Date Source
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS05: "Economically Active (EA) residents: All residents aged 15 or over")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS09: "Employment Status: All Economically Active (EA) residents: Residents aged 16 and over")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S08 Economic position: Residents aged 16 and over [100%])
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Tables KS009b and KS009c - "Economic activity")
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Tables KS602UK and KS603UK - Economic activity)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Economic activity status" (12 way) by Sex)

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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.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Houghton Regis West Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Economically Active by Sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 01st June 2026