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 13,711 Show data context 1,863 Show data context
Mining 3,891 Show data context 22 Show data context
Building: Management 3,892 Show data context 13 Show data context
Manufacturing 13,117 Show data context 4,297 Show data context
Transport 1,179 Show data context 21 Show data context
Dealing 2,861 Show data context 1,094 Show data context
Industrial Service 2,045 Show data context 351 Show data context
Public Service & Professional 1,637 Show data context 362 Show data context
Domestic Service 4,053 Show data context 8,721 Show data context
Property Owning & Independent 27 Show data context 0 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, Cumberland 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/10193825/cube/IND_BOOTH1841_SEC

Date accessed: 24th April 2024