Simplified Industrial Structure

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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 1,271 Show data context 128 Show data context 8,812 Show data context 3,704 Show data context 3,917 Show data context 824 Show data context 446 Show data context
1861 1,841 Show data context 486 Show data context 13,856 Show data context 4,544 Show data context 4,572 Show data context 794 Show data context 819 Show data context
1881 1,209 Show data context 488 Show data context 18,914 Show data context 7,385 Show data context 7,080 Show data context 1,755 Show data context 1,344 Show data context
1911 1,033 Show data context 269 Show data context 24,895 Show data context 8,004 Show data context 7,588 Show data context 3,014 Show data context 1,631 Show data context
1931 586 Show data context 58 Show data context 28,099 Show data context 6,513 Show data context 10,668 Show data context 1,121 Show data context 2,967 Show data context
1951 327 Show data context 33 Show data context 25,881 Show data context 7,188 Show data context 8,141 Show data context 849 Show data context 4,970 Show data context
1971 141 Show data context 16 Show data context 24,092 Show data context 5,670 Show data context 7,230 Show data context 1,385 Show data context 6,924 Show data context
1991 90 Show data context 0 Show data context 8,484 Show data context 3,776 Show data context 5,915 Show data context 2,512 Show data context 8,509 Show data context
2011 98 Show data context 39 Show data context 2,451 Show data context 3,599 Show data context 6,426 Show data context 6,190 Show data context 11,611 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, Inverclyde District through time | Industry Statistics | Simplified Industrial Structure, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th December 2024