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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 24,226 Show data context 7,308 Show data context 37,370 Show data context 5,574 Show data context 21,044 Show data context 2,174 Show data context 1,584 Show data context
1861 29,288 Show data context 12,254 Show data context 48,427 Show data context 10,921 Show data context 22,215 Show data context 2,488 Show data context 2,741 Show data context
1881 18,388 Show data context 17,478 Show data context 49,985 Show data context 14,323 Show data context 28,280 Show data context 3,591 Show data context 5,154 Show data context
1911 19,459 Show data context 24,208 Show data context 62,604 Show data context 20,802 Show data context 33,898 Show data context 5,724 Show data context 7,937 Show data context
1931 17,867 Show data context 31,454 Show data context 61,458 Show data context 19,679 Show data context 39,626 Show data context 3,313 Show data context 13,877 Show data context
1951 18,477 Show data context 27,344 Show data context 80,122 Show data context 25,412 Show data context 37,470 Show data context 3,141 Show data context 33,522 Show data context
1971 9,723 Show data context 12,597 Show data context 101,401 Show data context 32,395 Show data context 43,883 Show data context 7,961 Show data context 37,346 Show data context
1991 7,711 Show data context 3,880 Show data context 84,310 Show data context 39,252 Show data context 70,930 Show data context 26,112 Show data context 60,172 Show data context
2011 4,743 Show data context 421 Show data context 46,034 Show data context 56,626 Show data context 106,277 Show data context 51,612 Show data context 95,155 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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