Simplified Industrial Structure

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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 634 Show data context 7 Show data context 3,800 Show data context 2,313 Show data context 4,842 Show data context 624 Show data context 3,384 Show data context
1861 1,533 Show data context 27 Show data context 10,045 Show data context 5,703 Show data context 9,692 Show data context 1,610 Show data context 7,924 Show data context
1881 1,188 Show data context 46 Show data context 12,916 Show data context 6,766 Show data context 12,751 Show data context 2,153 Show data context 6,261 Show data context
1911 738 Show data context 117 Show data context 27,527 Show data context 15,619 Show data context 20,795 Show data context 5,328 Show data context 12,574 Show data context
1931 339 Show data context 24 Show data context 39,041 Show data context 17,615 Show data context 25,716 Show data context 3,855 Show data context 17,367 Show data context
1951 110 Show data context 47 Show data context 50,888 Show data context 19,807 Show data context 20,535 Show data context 1,788 Show data context 22,024 Show data context
1971 50 Show data context 10 Show data context 19,270 Show data context 16,520 Show data context 15,810 Show data context 4,200 Show data context 28,790 Show data context
1991 170 Show data context 10 Show data context 7,018 Show data context 10,131 Show data context 14,646 Show data context 9,204 Show data context 23,409 Show data context
2011 58 Show data context 31 Show data context 3,260 Show data context 14,195 Show data context 21,569 Show data context 15,263 Show data context 31,823 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, Greenwich District through time | Industry Statistics | Simplified Industrial Structure, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 05th November 2024