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 221 Show data context 13 Show data context
Mining 19 Show data context 0 Show data context
Building: Management 625 Show data context 0 Show data context
Manufacturing 2,985 Show data context 1,408 Show data context
Transport 410 Show data context 4 Show data context
Dealing 856 Show data context 219 Show data context
Industrial Service 650 Show data context 16 Show data context
Public Service & Professional 337 Show data context 142 Show data context
Domestic Service 458 Show data context 1,676 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, Worcester O41area 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/12781684/cube/IND_BOOTH1841_SEC

Date accessed: 23rd April 2024