Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 3,264 Show data context 7 Show data context 1,157 Show data context 520 Show data context 1,947 Show data context 145 Show data context 137 Show data context
1861 3,622 Show data context 23 Show data context 1,351 Show data context 609 Show data context 1,732 Show data context 178 Show data context 239 Show data context
1881 2,496 Show data context 31 Show data context 1,088 Show data context 795 Show data context 2,298 Show data context 117 Show data context 315 Show data context
1911 2,508 Show data context 214 Show data context 1,161 Show data context 1,246 Show data context 3,147 Show data context 135 Show data context 499 Show data context
1931 1,725 Show data context 230 Show data context 972 Show data context 868 Show data context 2,900 Show data context 115 Show data context 645 Show data context
1951 2,073 Show data context 240 Show data context 1,443 Show data context 1,199 Show data context 1,769 Show data context 131 Show data context 2,681 Show data context
1971 948 Show data context 55 Show data context 1,792 Show data context 1,201 Show data context 1,434 Show data context 235 Show data context 3,506 Show data context
1991 770 Show data context 0 Show data context 2,020 Show data context 1,432 Show data context 2,810 Show data context 875 Show data context 4,594 Show data context
2011 414 Show data context 11 Show data context 2,140 Show data context 1,950 Show data context 4,629 Show data context 2,390 Show data context 6,759 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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