Simplified Industrial Structure

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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 322 Show data context 0 Show data context 119 Show data context 65 Show data context 203 Show data context 20 Show data context 22 Show data context
1861 451 Show data context 2 Show data context 295 Show data context 192 Show data context 435 Show data context 33 Show data context 1,734 Show data context
1881 333 Show data context 3 Show data context 1,008 Show data context 721 Show data context 1,972 Show data context 184 Show data context 7,497 Show data context
1911 1,240 Show data context 17 Show data context 4,768 Show data context 4,249 Show data context 5,447 Show data context 745 Show data context 8,382 Show data context
1931 307 Show data context 13 Show data context 1,695 Show data context 1,894 Show data context 5,467 Show data context 330 Show data context 17,301 Show data context
1951 157 Show data context 2 Show data context 7,637 Show data context 3,727 Show data context 7,672 Show data context 494 Show data context 21,300 Show data context
1971 1,319 Show data context 44 Show data context 5,810 Show data context 4,009 Show data context 4,439 Show data context 1,761 Show data context 5,781 Show data context
1991 90 Show data context 0 Show data context 6,334 Show data context 5,362 Show data context 9,659 Show data context 9,435 Show data context 13,792 Show data context
2011 31 Show data context 50 Show data context 3,850 Show data context 6,437 Show data context 11,266 Show data context 15,272 Show data context 12,974 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, Rushmoor District through time | Industry Statistics | Simplified Industrial Structure, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 23rd April 2024