Simplified Industrial Structure

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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 1,958 Show data context 724 Show data context 11,511 Show data context 1,236 Show data context 2,587 Show data context 305 Show data context 278 Show data context
1861 3,591 Show data context 810 Show data context 7,823 Show data context 907 Show data context 1,693 Show data context 183 Show data context 169 Show data context
1881 1,885 Show data context 1,168 Show data context 10,253 Show data context 1,416 Show data context 2,495 Show data context 256 Show data context 283 Show data context
1911 2,841 Show data context 2,537 Show data context 15,197 Show data context 2,933 Show data context 4,832 Show data context 1,078 Show data context 1,096 Show data context
1931 1,926 Show data context 1,821 Show data context 16,640 Show data context 2,311 Show data context 4,414 Show data context 392 Show data context 1,378 Show data context
1951 1,784 Show data context 2,189 Show data context 18,658 Show data context 3,082 Show data context 5,232 Show data context 390 Show data context 2,134 Show data context
1971 637 Show data context 413 Show data context 11,324 Show data context 3,179 Show data context 4,120 Show data context 919 Show data context 3,254 Show data context
1991 710 Show data context 30 Show data context 6,781 Show data context 5,106 Show data context 9,927 Show data context 2,725 Show data context 6,567 Show data context
2011 496 Show data context 20 Show data context 3,104 Show data context 5,490 Show data context 11,300 Show data context 7,289 Show data context 13,975 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, Chorley District through time | Industry Statistics | Simplified Industrial Structure, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 07th October 2024