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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 16,633 Show data context 119 Show data context 6,422 Show data context 3,259 Show data context 13,339 Show data context 763 Show data context 680 Show data context
1861 21,455 Show data context 495 Show data context 8,186 Show data context 5,059 Show data context 8,983 Show data context 1,105 Show data context 1,127 Show data context
1881 15,013 Show data context 205 Show data context 6,187 Show data context 4,225 Show data context 12,454 Show data context 802 Show data context 1,733 Show data context
1911 17,155 Show data context 218 Show data context 6,068 Show data context 6,367 Show data context 16,470 Show data context 1,219 Show data context 2,820 Show data context
1931 12,989 Show data context 319 Show data context 4,902 Show data context 5,324 Show data context 15,994 Show data context 901 Show data context 3,553 Show data context
1951 13,682 Show data context 170 Show data context 7,222 Show data context 7,722 Show data context 13,297 Show data context 1,070 Show data context 9,648 Show data context
1971 7,806 Show data context 176 Show data context 12,319 Show data context 6,980 Show data context 9,975 Show data context 1,816 Show data context 8,545 Show data context
1991 5,897 Show data context 200 Show data context 15,030 Show data context 8,492 Show data context 17,492 Show data context 5,682 Show data context 13,890 Show data context
2011 4,937 Show data context 82 Show data context 11,284 Show data context 11,115 Show data context 24,067 Show data context 12,248 Show data context 23,436 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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