Occupation data classified by the Booth main sectors plus sex

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Data for 1841 Sex
Booth-Armstrong Industrial Sectors Male Female
Agriculture 1,180,807 Show data context 57,230 Show data context
Mining 202,744 Show data context 5,980 Show data context
Building: Management 323,785 Show data context 1,309 Show data context
Manufacturing 1,310,915 Show data context 479,504 Show data context
Transport 146,553 Show data context 2,436 Show data context
Dealing 337,513 Show data context 66,682 Show data context
Industrial Service 380,655 Show data context 12,148 Show data context
Public Service & Professional 177,898 Show data context 35,175 Show data context
Domestic Service 293,283 Show data context 845,058 Show data context
Property Owning & Independent 1,259 Show data context 55 Show data context
Date: Source:
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'

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This data matrix presents a highly simplified version of the 1841 occupational data, using the ten main sectors in the Booth-Armstrong industrial classification. Workers are also classified by sex but not by age.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, England and Wales Dep through time | Industry Statistics | Occupation data classified by the Booth main sectors plus sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10001043/cube/IND_BOOTH1841_SEC

Date accessed: 28th April 2024