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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 193,799 Show data context 495 Show data context 117,284 Show data context 57,543 Show data context 185,605 Show data context 22,800 Show data context 34,904 Show data context
1861 216,739 Show data context 948 Show data context 150,120 Show data context 80,609 Show data context 180,195 Show data context 18,349 Show data context 77,372 Show data context
1881 169,430 Show data context 1,752 Show data context 177,508 Show data context 127,735 Show data context 279,797 Show data context 21,513 Show data context 82,670 Show data context
1911 187,304 Show data context 3,912 Show data context 281,106 Show data context 241,592 Show data context 556,816 Show data context 62,074 Show data context 189,972 Show data context
1931 139,988 Show data context 9,942 Show data context 309,024 Show data context 266,944 Show data context 638,468 Show data context 51,980 Show data context 252,687 Show data context
1951 146,166 Show data context 10,262 Show data context 471,358 Show data context 331,631 Show data context 565,690 Show data context 57,289 Show data context 432,027 Show data context
1971 76,292 Show data context 7,431 Show data context 662,853 Show data context 407,078 Show data context 549,698 Show data context 207,180 Show data context 510,203 Show data context
1991 59,424 Show data context 4,830 Show data context 543,811 Show data context 484,286 Show data context 814,625 Show data context 542,875 Show data context 719,162 Show data context
2011 28,595 Show data context 5,442 Show data context 306,762 Show data context 584,824 Show data context 1,077,966 Show data context 920,794 Show data context 1,138,967 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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