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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 23,161 Show data context 18 Show data context 17,465 Show data context 4,210 Show data context 13,907 Show data context 1,227 Show data context 1,834 Show data context
1861 25,709 Show data context 224 Show data context 31,999 Show data context 5,836 Show data context 13,467 Show data context 1,322 Show data context 2,563 Show data context
1881 16,887 Show data context 1,499 Show data context 35,734 Show data context 9,000 Show data context 18,007 Show data context 1,506 Show data context 3,466 Show data context
1911 17,955 Show data context 2,820 Show data context 66,574 Show data context 15,751 Show data context 28,695 Show data context 4,456 Show data context 6,132 Show data context
1931 11,975 Show data context 1,632 Show data context 67,243 Show data context 16,028 Show data context 31,284 Show data context 2,207 Show data context 10,159 Show data context
1951 11,982 Show data context 1,568 Show data context 80,134 Show data context 21,911 Show data context 30,411 Show data context 3,057 Show data context 14,275 Show data context
1971 5,505 Show data context 313 Show data context 80,947 Show data context 26,021 Show data context 35,049 Show data context 10,475 Show data context 22,968 Show data context
1991 4,570 Show data context 220 Show data context 72,229 Show data context 36,101 Show data context 64,779 Show data context 31,493 Show data context 43,806 Show data context
2011 2,696 Show data context 112 Show data context 42,923 Show data context 52,782 Show data context 92,952 Show data context 57,831 Show data context 81,107 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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