Billington and Langho Ward : Economically Active by Sex

Economically Active by Sex

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Data for 1971 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 437 Show data context 289 Show data context
Economically inactive 83 Show data context 284 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 806 Show data context 605 Show data context
Economically inactive 234 Show data context 535 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 796 Show data context 628 Show data context
Economically inactive 332 Show data context 554 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 903 Show data context 809 Show data context
Economically inactive 333 Show data context 482 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 848 Show data context 796 Show data context
Economically inactive 312 Show data context 384 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 827 Show data context 795 Show data context
Economically inactive 587 Show data context 746 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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The 1831 census provides information, down to parish-level, on the occupations of males aged over 20 using nine categories. Here we reorganise this information to provide a crude measure of social status, based more on contemporary ideas than on modern definitions of social class: "middling sorts" combines small farmers not employing labourers with both masters and skilled workers in urban manufacturing and handicrafts.


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

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Date accessed: 02nd June 2026