Total employed in all industries

Year	Empl. in all industries	Unknown
1841	321,693
1861	444,924
1881	501,163
1911	1,004,038
1921		50,066
1931	897,375	953,203
1951	1,038,448	430,460
1971	949,929
2011	1,326,364

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
1921	1921 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 17 , 'Occupations (Condensed list)'
1931	1931 Census of England and Wales, Occupations, Table 16 , 'Occupations of Males and Females, showing also total Operatives and the total Out of Work'
1951	1951 Census of England and Wales, Occupations, Table 21 , 'Selected Occupations with Status Aggregates - abridged analysis', for 'Con divisions and sub-divisions, Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD, NT'
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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