Simplified Industrial Structure

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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 837 Show data context 102 Show data context 13,685 Show data context 1,087 Show data context 2,794 Show data context 349 Show data context 312 Show data context
1861 2,506 Show data context 631 Show data context 24,230 Show data context 2,727 Show data context 5,659 Show data context 591 Show data context 505 Show data context
1881 1,724 Show data context 522 Show data context 25,932 Show data context 4,285 Show data context 8,370 Show data context 1,533 Show data context 970 Show data context
1911 1,495 Show data context 1,233 Show data context 46,420 Show data context 11,263 Show data context 15,462 Show data context 3,733 Show data context 2,632 Show data context
1931 1,427 Show data context 199 Show data context 42,665 Show data context 11,706 Show data context 23,627 Show data context 3,400 Show data context 5,823 Show data context
1951 921 Show data context 75 Show data context 51,349 Show data context 12,984 Show data context 20,817 Show data context 2,021 Show data context 8,317 Show data context
1971 1,386 Show data context 172 Show data context 42,194 Show data context 17,536 Show data context 27,228 Show data context 7,032 Show data context 16,594 Show data context
1991 817 Show data context 0 Show data context 27,476 Show data context 15,043 Show data context 28,074 Show data context 18,621 Show data context 20,573 Show data context
2011 144 Show data context 57 Show data context 11,871 Show data context 18,525 Show data context 33,147 Show data context 27,655 Show data context 34,504 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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These data are summarised from the report of the 1851 Census of Religion, and list the number of 'attendances' at each church on the census Sunday. If a person went to more than one service, each of these visits was counted separately.


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Date accessed: 30th October 2024