Simplified Industrial Structure

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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 305 Show data context 1 Show data context 89 Show data context 51 Show data context 161 Show data context 14 Show data context 21 Show data context
1861 334 Show data context 1 Show data context 232 Show data context 152 Show data context 405 Show data context 46 Show data context 85 Show data context
1881 553 Show data context 2 Show data context 715 Show data context 957 Show data context 2,255 Show data context 149 Show data context 377 Show data context
1911 1,087 Show data context 33 Show data context 2,235 Show data context 2,289 Show data context 7,219 Show data context 595 Show data context 1,324 Show data context
1931 1,371 Show data context 9 Show data context 1,786 Show data context 3,156 Show data context 9,352 Show data context 774 Show data context 2,131 Show data context
1951 1,044 Show data context 1 Show data context 2,066 Show data context 3,942 Show data context 10,379 Show data context 1,120 Show data context 3,686 Show data context
1971 439 Show data context 0 Show data context 4,108 Show data context 5,580 Show data context 9,966 Show data context 4,146 Show data context 6,761 Show data context
1991 170 Show data context 0 Show data context 5,050 Show data context 4,825 Show data context 10,494 Show data context 8,320 Show data context 10,499 Show data context
2011 53 Show data context 8 Show data context 3,596 Show data context 6,274 Show data context 12,068 Show data context 9,610 Show data context 17,806 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, Worthing District through time | Industry Statistics | Simplified Industrial Structure, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th December 2024