Simplified Industrial Structure

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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 1,929 Show data context 1 Show data context 635 Show data context 319 Show data context 984 Show data context 116 Show data context 113 Show data context
1861 1,909 Show data context 0 Show data context 613 Show data context 304 Show data context 880 Show data context 81 Show data context 200 Show data context
1881 1,579 Show data context 3 Show data context 905 Show data context 775 Show data context 1,918 Show data context 170 Show data context 844 Show data context
1911 2,718 Show data context 23 Show data context 1,696 Show data context 1,624 Show data context 2,829 Show data context 424 Show data context 825 Show data context
1931 1,229 Show data context 14 Show data context 1,670 Show data context 2,257 Show data context 3,760 Show data context 605 Show data context 1,487 Show data context
1951 1,285 Show data context 5 Show data context 3,319 Show data context 2,602 Show data context 3,426 Show data context 282 Show data context 3,412 Show data context
1971 590 Show data context 30 Show data context 10,050 Show data context 5,131 Show data context 5,720 Show data context 2,743 Show data context 5,649 Show data context
1991 544 Show data context 0 Show data context 4,737 Show data context 3,872 Show data context 6,549 Show data context 6,108 Show data context 6,368 Show data context
2011 181 Show data context 5 Show data context 3,176 Show data context 5,542 Show data context 7,977 Show data context 8,954 Show data context 8,033 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, Brentwood District through time | Industry Statistics | Simplified Industrial Structure, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 24th April 2024