Simplified Industrial Structure

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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 1,458 Show data context 2 Show data context 1,695 Show data context 1,559 Show data context 3,802 Show data context 329 Show data context 477 Show data context
1861 1,677 Show data context 8 Show data context 1,957 Show data context 1,568 Show data context 4,127 Show data context 411 Show data context 632 Show data context
1881 1,893 Show data context 9 Show data context 2,743 Show data context 3,480 Show data context 7,254 Show data context 524 Show data context 1,315 Show data context
1911 2,572 Show data context 128 Show data context 7,089 Show data context 5,288 Show data context 12,880 Show data context 1,697 Show data context 3,950 Show data context
1931 1,727 Show data context 717 Show data context 3,247 Show data context 6,160 Show data context 17,865 Show data context 1,446 Show data context 5,340 Show data context
1951 1,659 Show data context 1,345 Show data context 3,273 Show data context 6,309 Show data context 14,358 Show data context 1,019 Show data context 5,320 Show data context
1971 1,332 Show data context 290 Show data context 9,236 Show data context 5,872 Show data context 9,235 Show data context 2,333 Show data context 6,112 Show data context
1991 630 Show data context 0 Show data context 5,705 Show data context 6,870 Show data context 11,343 Show data context 3,315 Show data context 10,600 Show data context
2011 392 Show data context 8 Show data context 3,506 Show data context 7,226 Show data context 13,394 Show data context 6,271 Show data context 16,741 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, Thanet District through time | Industry Statistics | Simplified Industrial Structure, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 06th November 2024