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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 43,933 Show data context 34 Show data context 16,240 Show data context 7,878 Show data context 23,877 Show data context 3,013 Show data context 2,766 Show data context
1861 47,178 Show data context 33 Show data context 24,056 Show data context 9,470 Show data context 21,737 Show data context 2,213 Show data context 5,781 Show data context
1881 34,779 Show data context 54 Show data context 22,058 Show data context 11,377 Show data context 25,178 Show data context 1,949 Show data context 7,009 Show data context
1911 35,189 Show data context 351 Show data context 29,119 Show data context 26,957 Show data context 44,083 Show data context 7,914 Show data context 14,351 Show data context
1931 30,342 Show data context 451 Show data context 36,182 Show data context 30,466 Show data context 58,604 Show data context 6,290 Show data context 20,664 Show data context
1951 32,462 Show data context 391 Show data context 53,566 Show data context 37,468 Show data context 53,334 Show data context 4,567 Show data context 38,760 Show data context
1971 15,494 Show data context 653 Show data context 124,086 Show data context 58,131 Show data context 71,809 Show data context 30,687 Show data context 63,477 Show data context
1991 11,437 Show data context 920 Show data context 96,215 Show data context 74,472 Show data context 112,003 Show data context 68,162 Show data context 94,427 Show data context
2011 4,678 Show data context 272 Show data context 51,737 Show data context 103,167 Show data context 157,043 Show data context 109,306 Show data context 161,519 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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