Simplified Industrial Structure

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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 104,633 Show data context 20,070 Show data context 273,693 Show data context 43,557 Show data context 110,823 Show data context 12,399 Show data context 10,619 Show data context
1861 145,005 Show data context 31,148 Show data context 320,838 Show data context 73,432 Show data context 120,854 Show data context 17,656 Show data context 16,461 Show data context
1881 104,453 Show data context 65,479 Show data context 486,346 Show data context 127,615 Show data context 206,472 Show data context 30,964 Show data context 33,327 Show data context
1911 117,298 Show data context 151,864 Show data context 764,061 Show data context 256,066 Show data context 346,445 Show data context 73,435 Show data context 68,932 Show data context
1931 100,161 Show data context 182,201 Show data context 701,913 Show data context 220,611 Show data context 432,101 Show data context 38,677 Show data context 134,114 Show data context
1951 92,169 Show data context 150,470 Show data context 858,696 Show data context 286,840 Show data context 430,863 Show data context 46,463 Show data context 219,052 Show data context
1971 51,551 Show data context 83,583 Show data context 735,202 Show data context 285,816 Show data context 400,143 Show data context 103,440 Show data context 303,502 Show data context
1991 38,452 Show data context 28,215 Show data context 466,368 Show data context 284,081 Show data context 505,920 Show data context 226,507 Show data context 441,113 Show data context
2011 22,374 Show data context 4,327 Show data context 271,532 Show data context 342,744 Show data context 656,532 Show data context 410,050 Show data context 710,215 Show data context
Date: Source:
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 17 , 'Occupations of Males aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1881 - 2011 Census of Population
1971 1971 Census of England and Wales, Economic activity County Leaflets, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex', for 'County, county boroughs, urban areas with populations of 50,000 or more, conurbation centres'

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Here we present how the economic foundations of each locality have changed over time, identifying the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but also breaking down services into those which, broadly, sell directly to consumers; those which deal mainly with other buinesses, including financial services; and public services, including education and health.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Yorkshire and the Humber GovOf through time | Industry Statistics | Simplified Industrial Structure, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 07th November 2024