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 215,313 Show data context 22,563 Show data context
Mining 24,885 Show data context 892 Show data context
Building: Management 53,451 Show data context 114 Show data context
Manufacturing 236,861 Show data context 112,767 Show data context
Transport 24,036 Show data context 491 Show data context
Dealing 42,923 Show data context 13,700 Show data context
Industrial Service 53,927 Show data context 2,375 Show data context
Public Service & Professional 27,118 Show data context 3,316 Show data context
Domestic Service 29,161 Show data context 141,412 Show data context
Property Owning & Independent 292 Show data context 10 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, Scotland Dep 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/10107260/cube/IND_BOOTH1841_SEC

Date accessed: 24th April 2024