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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 9,196 Show data context 13,398 Show data context 83,872 Show data context 12,307 Show data context 31,911 Show data context 4,810 Show data context 3,248 Show data context
1861 13,641 Show data context 18,007 Show data context 139,491 Show data context 25,744 Show data context 44,156 Show data context 6,800 Show data context 5,342 Show data context
1881 10,645 Show data context 17,634 Show data context 230,927 Show data context 46,632 Show data context 82,574 Show data context 16,869 Show data context 11,391 Show data context
1911 21,468 Show data context 29,979 Show data context 405,028 Show data context 97,278 Show data context 152,286 Show data context 44,736 Show data context 29,281 Show data context
1931 6,652 Show data context 14,540 Show data context 508,915 Show data context 105,054 Show data context 189,183 Show data context 20,502 Show data context 54,079 Show data context
1951 5,007 Show data context 7,789 Show data context 770,107 Show data context 140,970 Show data context 225,890 Show data context 28,633 Show data context 86,985 Show data context
1971 2,997 Show data context 1,778 Show data context 736,325 Show data context 153,680 Show data context 236,174 Show data context 74,884 Show data context 170,696 Show data context
1991 1,980 Show data context 695 Show data context 346,117 Show data context 141,463 Show data context 248,303 Show data context 158,902 Show data context 222,794 Show data context
2011 1,147 Show data context 323 Show data context 135,752 Show data context 166,545 Show data context 306,865 Show data context 219,121 Show data context 368,223 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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