Simplified Industrial Structure

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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 4,151 Show data context 1,198 Show data context 10,672 Show data context 1,623 Show data context 4,546 Show data context 467 Show data context 388 Show data context
1861 6,118 Show data context 127 Show data context 3,750 Show data context 1,856 Show data context 3,147 Show data context 414 Show data context 394 Show data context
1881 3,964 Show data context 1,043 Show data context 5,119 Show data context 3,310 Show data context 4,862 Show data context 467 Show data context 628 Show data context
1911 4,716 Show data context 10,406 Show data context 20,062 Show data context 6,401 Show data context 8,195 Show data context 1,497 Show data context 1,682 Show data context
1931 2,959 Show data context 35,736 Show data context 13,820 Show data context 9,633 Show data context 15,391 Show data context 1,258 Show data context 4,589 Show data context
1951 3,312 Show data context 30,087 Show data context 28,227 Show data context 13,286 Show data context 18,694 Show data context 1,495 Show data context 9,405 Show data context
1971 2,238 Show data context 12,566 Show data context 46,099 Show data context 17,012 Show data context 21,252 Show data context 3,972 Show data context 15,457 Show data context
1991 926 Show data context 5,111 Show data context 20,658 Show data context 16,324 Show data context 25,384 Show data context 8,099 Show data context 22,882 Show data context
2011 685 Show data context 735 Show data context 11,732 Show data context 22,468 Show data context 37,684 Show data context 16,441 Show data context 37,812 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, Doncaster District through time | Industry Statistics | Simplified Industrial Structure, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 15th October 2024