Simplified Industrial Structure

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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 384 Show data context 1 Show data context 113 Show data context 64 Show data context 202 Show data context 17 Show data context 26 Show data context
1861 479 Show data context 1 Show data context 255 Show data context 225 Show data context 724 Show data context 64 Show data context 174 Show data context
1881 411 Show data context 0 Show data context 503 Show data context 639 Show data context 773 Show data context 55 Show data context 180 Show data context
1911 821 Show data context 18 Show data context 925 Show data context 1,105 Show data context 2,709 Show data context 246 Show data context 511 Show data context
1931 937 Show data context 8 Show data context 1,438 Show data context 1,885 Show data context 3,261 Show data context 285 Show data context 795 Show data context
1951 1,269 Show data context 8 Show data context 2,839 Show data context 2,686 Show data context 3,872 Show data context 337 Show data context 1,645 Show data context
1971 1,579 Show data context 34 Show data context 3,730 Show data context 2,939 Show data context 4,549 Show data context 1,505 Show data context 3,146 Show data context
1991 80 Show data context 10 Show data context 4,589 Show data context 3,134 Show data context 4,171 Show data context 2,196 Show data context 4,423 Show data context
2011 55 Show data context 38 Show data context 2,642 Show data context 3,928 Show data context 6,106 Show data context 3,906 Show data context 5,504 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, Adur District through time | Industry Statistics | Simplified Industrial Structure, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 25th April 2024