Simplified Industrial Structure

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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 2,070 Show data context 1 Show data context 682 Show data context 343 Show data context 1,057 Show data context 125 Show data context 122 Show data context
1861 2,207 Show data context 2 Show data context 671 Show data context 572 Show data context 776 Show data context 62 Show data context 315 Show data context
1881 1,326 Show data context 0 Show data context 397 Show data context 234 Show data context 639 Show data context 35 Show data context 97 Show data context
1911 1,750 Show data context 12 Show data context 685 Show data context 753 Show data context 1,327 Show data context 153 Show data context 316 Show data context
1931 1,538 Show data context 17 Show data context 1,166 Show data context 1,700 Show data context 2,351 Show data context 279 Show data context 860 Show data context
1951 1,514 Show data context 10 Show data context 1,293 Show data context 1,093 Show data context 1,720 Show data context 130 Show data context 1,477 Show data context
1971 1,634 Show data context 65 Show data context 4,842 Show data context 3,568 Show data context 3,924 Show data context 1,103 Show data context 2,429 Show data context
1991 680 Show data context 0 Show data context 4,347 Show data context 4,530 Show data context 4,568 Show data context 2,652 Show data context 4,839 Show data context
2011 211 Show data context 9 Show data context 2,763 Show data context 5,416 Show data context 6,683 Show data context 4,743 Show data context 6,835 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, Rochford District through time | Industry Statistics | Simplified Industrial Structure, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 24th April 2024