Simplified Industrial Structure

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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 598 Show data context 34 Show data context 3,040 Show data context 1,493 Show data context 6,394 Show data context 573 Show data context 516 Show data context
1861 812 Show data context 14 Show data context 1,914 Show data context 895 Show data context 3,475 Show data context 401 Show data context 411 Show data context
1881 1,238 Show data context 16 Show data context 4,378 Show data context 2,292 Show data context 9,635 Show data context 655 Show data context 1,257 Show data context
1911 1,402 Show data context 389 Show data context 7,647 Show data context 3,578 Show data context 11,447 Show data context 1,017 Show data context 1,869 Show data context
1931 891 Show data context 30 Show data context 4,041 Show data context 3,724 Show data context 11,467 Show data context 695 Show data context 2,252 Show data context
1951 548 Show data context 35 Show data context 6,770 Show data context 5,149 Show data context 10,067 Show data context 1,159 Show data context 4,371 Show data context
1971 359 Show data context 39 Show data context 10,523 Show data context 5,530 Show data context 11,788 Show data context 4,566 Show data context 11,832 Show data context
1991 260 Show data context 0 Show data context 11,160 Show data context 5,265 Show data context 12,584 Show data context 11,705 Show data context 15,234 Show data context
2011 87 Show data context 26 Show data context 5,067 Show data context 5,080 Show data context 17,377 Show data context 13,210 Show data context 22,636 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, Cheltenham District through time | Industry Statistics | Simplified Industrial Structure, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 05th November 2024