Simplified Industrial Structure

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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 367 Show data context 5,206 Show data context 4,040 Show data context 1,710 Show data context 2,012 Show data context 179 Show data context 166 Show data context
1861 472 Show data context 2,889 Show data context 2,193 Show data context 666 Show data context 1,044 Show data context 82 Show data context 72 Show data context
1881 403 Show data context 4,935 Show data context 5,958 Show data context 2,365 Show data context 3,776 Show data context 454 Show data context 459 Show data context
1911 814 Show data context 16,948 Show data context 6,752 Show data context 3,998 Show data context 6,143 Show data context 918 Show data context 1,286 Show data context
1931 296 Show data context 10,497 Show data context 2,142 Show data context 1,931 Show data context 5,216 Show data context 507 Show data context 1,939 Show data context
1951 305 Show data context 4,117 Show data context 6,918 Show data context 2,932 Show data context 4,219 Show data context 355 Show data context 2,677 Show data context
1971 237 Show data context 1,951 Show data context 10,215 Show data context 2,827 Show data context 4,011 Show data context 757 Show data context 4,101 Show data context
1991 70 Show data context 909 Show data context 5,560 Show data context 2,396 Show data context 3,749 Show data context 1,418 Show data context 5,337 Show data context
2011 43 Show data context 40 Show data context 3,313 Show data context 2,989 Show data context 6,265 Show data context 3,012 Show data context 9,194 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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Here we present how the economic foundations of each locality have changed over time, identifying the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but also breaking down services into those which, broadly, sell directly to consumers; those which deal mainly with other buinesses, including financial services; and public services, including education and health.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Merthyr Tydfil District through time | Industry Statistics | Simplified Industrial Structure, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 24th April 2024