Occupation data classified by the Booth main sectors plus sex
| Data for 1841 | Sex | |
|---|---|---|
| Booth-Armstrong Industrial Sectors | Male | Female |
| Agriculture |
1,083,403
|
51,399
|
| Mining |
170,966
|
5,375
|
| Building: Management |
306,328
|
1,256
|
| Manufacturing |
1,263,970
|
471,820
|
| Transport |
141,502
|
2,320
|
| Dealing |
324,798
|
63,528
|
| Industrial Service |
361,851
|
11,323
|
| Public Service & Professional |
171,701
|
34,422
|
| Domestic Service |
281,364
|
790,686
|
| Property Owning & Independent |
1,230
|
54
|
| Date: | Source: |
|---|---|
| 1841 | 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract' |
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This data matrix presents a highly simplified version of the 1841 occupational data, using the ten main sectors in the Booth-Armstrong industrial classification. Workers are also classified by sex but not by age.