Occupation data classified by the Booth main sectors plus sex

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Data for 1841 Sex
Booth-Armstrong Industrial Sectors Male Female
Agriculture 6,327 Show data context 772 Show data context
Mining 1,502 Show data context 190 Show data context
Building: Management 5,531 Show data context 15 Show data context
Manufacturing 22,918 Show data context 5,863 Show data context
Transport 2,986 Show data context 57 Show data context
Dealing 6,263 Show data context 2,888 Show data context
Industrial Service 5,939 Show data context 206 Show data context
Public Service & Professional 6,071 Show data context 555 Show data context
Domestic Service 3,795 Show data context 19,813 Show data context
Property Owning & Independent 13 Show data context 7 Show data context
Date: Source:
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'

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This data matrix presents a highly simplified version of the 1841 occupational data, using the ten main sectors in the Booth-Armstrong industrial classification. Workers are also classified by sex but not by age.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Midlothian ScoCnty through time | Industry Statistics | Occupation data classified by the Booth main sectors plus sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10058648/cube/IND_BOOTH1841_SEC

Date accessed: 27th April 2024