Abstract

A lack of regional data on the occupational structure in England and Wales during the interwar years has so far prevented extensive study of this time period. In the current paper, we fill this gap by reconstructing the occupational structure at the district level, based on a recently-digitized register for 1939 and by linking this dataset with the population censuses of 1911 and 1921. The resulting data reveals significant regional differences in the expansion of the tertiary sector, and the relative decline of agricultural and industrial activities. For industry, we find an increase in the level of geographical concentration during 1911–1921, to decline by 1939. The primary sector followed a similar pattern, whereas activities in the tertiary sector became less concentrated.

摘要

迄今为止，由于缺乏关于两次世界大战期间英格兰和威尔士职业结构的区域数据，因此阻碍了对这一时期的广泛研究。在当前的论文中，我们通过重建地区层面的职业结构来填补这一空白，该结构基于最近的 1939 年数字化登记册，并将该数据集与 1911 年和 1921 年的人口普查联系起来。所得数据揭示了显着的地区差异第三产业的扩张，以及农业和工业活动的相对下降。对于工业，我们发现 1911 年至 1921 年的地理集中度有所增加，到 1939 年下降。第一产业遵循类似的模式，而第三产业的活动变得不那么集中。