Occupation data classified by the Booth main sectors plus sex

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Data for 1841 Sex
Booth-Armstrong Industrial Sectors Male Female
Agriculture 34,013 Show data context 835 Show data context
Mining 436 Show data context 5 Show data context
Building: Management 7,385 Show data context 39 Show data context
Manufacturing 17,394 Show data context 3,854 Show data context
Transport 3,809 Show data context 31 Show data context
Dealing 6,089 Show data context 1,230 Show data context
Industrial Service 9,940 Show data context 319 Show data context
Public Service & Professional 8,057 Show data context 923 Show data context
Domestic Service 7,026 Show data context 19,288 Show data context
Property Owning & Independent 5 Show data context 1 Show data context
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.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Hampshire AncC through time | Industry Statistics | Occupation data classified by the Booth main sectors plus sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10204434/cube/IND_BOOTH1841_SEC

Date accessed: 25th April 2024