Simplified Industrial Structure

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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 854 Show data context 10 Show data context 1,103 Show data context 591 Show data context 2,008 Show data context 417 Show data context 244 Show data context
1861 1,099 Show data context 3 Show data context 818 Show data context 592 Show data context 1,706 Show data context 160 Show data context 574 Show data context
1881 916 Show data context 13 Show data context 931 Show data context 1,372 Show data context 2,094 Show data context 209 Show data context 285 Show data context
1911 543 Show data context 12 Show data context 1,788 Show data context 1,983 Show data context 5,097 Show data context 970 Show data context 1,355 Show data context
1931 626 Show data context 53 Show data context 3,393 Show data context 2,321 Show data context 5,629 Show data context 715 Show data context 1,509 Show data context
1951 710 Show data context 123 Show data context 8,313 Show data context 2,430 Show data context 4,727 Show data context 495 Show data context 4,463 Show data context
1971 784 Show data context 29 Show data context 6,697 Show data context 4,421 Show data context 5,423 Show data context 2,516 Show data context 5,099 Show data context
1991 381 Show data context 50 Show data context 5,045 Show data context 5,372 Show data context 8,098 Show data context 6,841 Show data context 8,138 Show data context
2011 100 Show data context 70 Show data context 3,160 Show data context 7,610 Show data context 11,824 Show data context 14,246 Show data context 12,792 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, Runnymede District through time | Industry Statistics | Simplified Industrial Structure, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 07th November 2024