Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 2,868 Show data context 832 Show data context 3,400 Show data context 1,475 Show data context 3,579 Show data context 213 Show data context 278 Show data context
1861 3,864 Show data context 2,636 Show data context 3,503 Show data context 2,023 Show data context 3,105 Show data context 566 Show data context 361 Show data context
1881 2,600 Show data context 6,261 Show data context 4,949 Show data context 2,508 Show data context 4,816 Show data context 461 Show data context 530 Show data context
1911 3,950 Show data context 4,223 Show data context 7,681 Show data context 4,386 Show data context 6,711 Show data context 928 Show data context 1,388 Show data context
1931 2,326 Show data context 7,108 Show data context 2,764 Show data context 2,114 Show data context 5,392 Show data context 452 Show data context 1,566 Show data context
1951 1,938 Show data context 4,383 Show data context 8,863 Show data context 6,154 Show data context 4,562 Show data context 391 Show data context 2,248 Show data context
1971 2,664 Show data context 1,006 Show data context 8,724 Show data context 3,599 Show data context 4,228 Show data context 896 Show data context 4,358 Show data context
1991 890 Show data context 120 Show data context 13,920 Show data context 6,413 Show data context 5,457 Show data context 2,939 Show data context 4,821 Show data context
2011 681 Show data context 59 Show data context 8,069 Show data context 7,139 Show data context 6,351 Show data context 4,144 Show data context 8,197 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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