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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 35,326 Show data context 3,213 Show data context 25,460 Show data context 10,630 Show data context 26,642 Show data context 2,656 Show data context 2,414 Show data context
1861 40,177 Show data context 1,388 Show data context 29,526 Show data context 10,182 Show data context 20,690 Show data context 2,519 Show data context 3,098 Show data context
1881 25,714 Show data context 1,573 Show data context 26,422 Show data context 10,084 Show data context 24,310 Show data context 1,796 Show data context 4,154 Show data context
1911 24,573 Show data context 5,265 Show data context 33,319 Show data context 17,696 Show data context 39,304 Show data context 3,877 Show data context 7,214 Show data context
1931 21,868 Show data context 2,942 Show data context 30,827 Show data context 15,657 Show data context 36,153 Show data context 2,418 Show data context 9,027 Show data context
1951 22,120 Show data context 1,755 Show data context 38,437 Show data context 20,419 Show data context 33,368 Show data context 3,063 Show data context 22,384 Show data context
1971 10,618 Show data context 1,459 Show data context 39,935 Show data context 20,497 Show data context 26,382 Show data context 7,400 Show data context 22,206 Show data context
1991 10,490 Show data context 1,180 Show data context 43,619 Show data context 27,305 Show data context 49,638 Show data context 19,306 Show data context 41,501 Show data context
2011 6,409 Show data context 606 Show data context 29,277 Show data context 33,256 Show data context 71,712 Show data context 34,636 Show data context 72,561 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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