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These simple graphs compare Britain with national trends:
| Time Series | Period Covered | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | 1841 to 2021 | Today agriculture (including fishing) is a tiny sector, employing under 2% of the workforce. Even … |
| Finance & Business Services | 1841 to 2021 | The growth of this sector reflects the large expansion of financial services, especially in the sou… |
| Manufacturing | 1841 to 2021 | Despite Britain's reputation as the 'workshop of the world', manufacturing employed only slightly m… |
| Mining | 1841 to 2021 | Mining has never been a large part of the national economy. Even at its peak in the early 20th cent… |
| Public Services | 1841 to 2021 | This sector covers local and central government, including defence, plus health and education (incl… |
| % of Families in Agriculture | 1821 to 1831 | The Censuses of Great Britain 1811-31 reported the number of families "chiefly employed in agricultu… |
We hold these detailed statistics for Britain, which we graph and tabulate here:
| Time Series | Period Covered | Variables (number of categories) |
|---|---|---|
| All occupied persons, in 3 Categories | 1821 to 1831 |
1801 Occupational Categories
(3) |
| Industrial Order (1931) by Sex | 1931 |
Sex
(2) 1931 Industrial Orders (22) |
| Industrial Order (1951) by Sex | 1951 |
Sex
(2) 1951 Industrial Orders (25) |
| Males aged 20 & over, in 9 occupational categories | 1831 |
1831 Occupational Categories
(9) |
| Males aged 20 & over, in four industrial categories | 1831 |
1831 Occupational Categories (simplified)
(4) |
| Occupation data classified by the Booth main sectors plus sex | 1841 |
Sex
(2) Booth-Armstrong Industrial Sectors (10) |
| Occupation data classified into the 24 1881 'Orders', plus sex | 1881 |
Sex
(2) 1881 Occupational Orders (25) |
| Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1911 Occupational Order | 1911 |
Sex
(2) 1911 Occupational Classification (23) |
| Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1931 Occupational Order | 1931 |
Sex
(2) 1931 Occupational Classification (32) |
| Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way) | 1841 to 2021 |
Industry Sector
(5) |
| Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way) | 1841 to 2021 |
Industry Sector
(7) |
| Standard Industrial Classification (2007) | 1841 to 2021 |
2021 Industrial Classification
(18) |
| Standardised Industrial Classification (1968) by Sex | 1971 |
Sex
(2) Standard Industrial Classification (1968) (28) |
| Standardised Industrial Classification (1992) | 2001 |
Standard Industrial Classification (1992)
(17) |
| Total employed in all industries | 1841 to 2021 |
Employed in all Industries
(2) |
| Working age population by Sector | 1931 |
Cambridge Group Industrial Sector
(5) |
Read more about how we hold statistics here.