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Data for 1841 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 3,280 Show data context 224 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 247 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 33,206 Show data context 7,630 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 22 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 46 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 4,115 Show data context 29 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 3,522 Show data context 687 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,150 Show data context 349 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 667 Show data context 195 Show data context
J: Information & communication 5 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 95 Show data context 22 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 65 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 331 Show data context 1 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 2,434 Show data context 36 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 822 Show data context 4 Show data context
P: Education 174 Show data context 448 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 228 Show data context 218 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 556 Show data context 769 Show data context
T: Activities of households 1,292 Show data context 8,540 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1861 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 4,236 Show data context 597 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 1,571 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 52,473 Show data context 18,231 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 210 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 122 Show data context 7 Show data context
F: Construction 7,985 Show data context 37 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 6,221 Show data context 2,028 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 5,305 Show data context 1,031 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 1,373 Show data context 1,406 Show data context
J: Information & communication 177 Show data context 96 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 241 Show data context 96 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 465 Show data context 531 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 748 Show data context 0 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1,913 Show data context 90 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 979 Show data context 30 Show data context
P: Education 231 Show data context 1,027 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 305 Show data context 460 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,035 Show data context 3,100 Show data context
T: Activities of households 556 Show data context 8,247 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1881 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 4,299 Show data context 147 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 280 Show data context 7 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 78,263 Show data context 35,655 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 453 Show data context 12 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 148 Show data context 5 Show data context
F: Construction 12,921 Show data context 115 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 9,482 Show data context 2,972 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 9,291 Show data context 1,732 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 2,275 Show data context 1,467 Show data context
J: Information & communication 351 Show data context 46 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 822 Show data context 217 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 238 Show data context 3 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 1,321 Show data context 64 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 6,795 Show data context 526 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,694 Show data context 75 Show data context
P: Education 779 Show data context 2,231 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 439 Show data context 801 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 1,434 Show data context 4,952 Show data context
T: Activities of households 1,396 Show data context 19,865 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1911 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 8,083 Show data context 480 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2,634 Show data context 15 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 137,901 Show data context 73,340 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 2,230 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 476 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 19,761 Show data context 9 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 21,064 Show data context 10,742 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 27,232 Show data context 1,059 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 4,496 Show data context 5,024 Show data context
J: Information & communication 909 Show data context 740 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 2,951 Show data context 434 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 1,577 Show data context 183 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 12,830 Show data context 7,495 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 5,563 Show data context 978 Show data context
P: Education 1,427 Show data context 3,755 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 984 Show data context 2,742 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 5,229 Show data context 9,881 Show data context
T: Activities of households 2,965 Show data context 21,352 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,954 Show data context 91 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 350 Show data context 19 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 160,982 Show data context 88,494 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 4,882 Show data context 224 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 890 Show data context 94 Show data context
F: Construction 21,464 Show data context 340 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 39,667 Show data context 21,484 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 26,426 Show data context 2,403 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 3,954 Show data context 7,620 Show data context
J: Information & communication 306 Show data context 158 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 4,734 Show data context 2,225 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 894 Show data context 328 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 3,086 Show data context 1,079 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 14 Show data context 30 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 12,523 Show data context 1,889 Show data context
P: Education 2,892 Show data context 5,155 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 2,375 Show data context 5,240 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 7,105 Show data context 6,201 Show data context
T: Activities of households 2,097 Show data context 17,302 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 6 Show data context 4 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,086 Show data context 163 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 328 Show data context 29 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 248,992 Show data context 115,005 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 6,408 Show data context 777 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 698 Show data context 77 Show data context
F: Construction 28,964 Show data context 1,422 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 43,482 Show data context 32,928 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 27,125 Show data context 7,269 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 4,349 Show data context 17,741 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 6,606 Show data context 4,615 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 5,068 Show data context 3,072 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 15,830 Show data context 5,325 Show data context
P: Education 4,726 Show data context 7,258 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 4,384 Show data context 10,882 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 8,349 Show data context 8,525 Show data context
T: Activities of households 919 Show data context 5,264 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 471 Show data context 110 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 153 Show data context 41 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 213,721 Show data context 79,976 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 4,352 Show data context 1,094 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 787 Show data context 239 Show data context
F: Construction 32,003 Show data context 2,619 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 40,880 Show data context 36,757 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 25,516 Show data context 7,171 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 3,835 Show data context 8,783 Show data context
J: Information & communication 5,787 Show data context 3,100 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 7,707 Show data context 8,071 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 1,047 Show data context 934 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 7,741 Show data context 4,725 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 1,280 Show data context 3,529 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 15,330 Show data context 11,348 Show data context
P: Education 11,234 Show data context 22,233 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 5,604 Show data context 17,758 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 5,260 Show data context 7,873 Show data context
T: Activities of households 273 Show data context 2,392 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 10 Show data context 10 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'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 18 , 'Occupations of Females aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1881 - 1991 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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