Simplified Industrial Structure

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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 1,970 Show data context 937 Show data context 16,282 Show data context 1,696 Show data context 3,744 Show data context 411 Show data context 353 Show data context
1861 5,748 Show data context 3,669 Show data context 48,425 Show data context 6,381 Show data context 9,980 Show data context 1,226 Show data context 1,040 Show data context
1881 4,014 Show data context 4,865 Show data context 97,383 Show data context 17,216 Show data context 23,502 Show data context 4,207 Show data context 3,444 Show data context
1911 4,158 Show data context 13,300 Show data context 124,226 Show data context 26,486 Show data context 40,081 Show data context 10,100 Show data context 7,012 Show data context
1931 3,205 Show data context 1,218 Show data context 115,359 Show data context 20,771 Show data context 48,993 Show data context 4,518 Show data context 13,925 Show data context
1951 2,611 Show data context 301 Show data context 124,965 Show data context 24,528 Show data context 49,980 Show data context 6,149 Show data context 15,581 Show data context
1971 1,625 Show data context 5,206 Show data context 83,209 Show data context 23,878 Show data context 44,119 Show data context 13,047 Show data context 27,135 Show data context
1991 960 Show data context 70 Show data context 48,088 Show data context 21,143 Show data context 51,077 Show data context 23,699 Show data context 41,839 Show data context
2011 576 Show data context 79 Show data context 25,168 Show data context 26,560 Show data context 58,384 Show data context 35,666 Show data context 67,082 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, Bradford District through time | Industry Statistics | Simplified Industrial Structure, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 05th October 2024