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 24,293 Show data context 1,913 Show data context
Mining 3,642 Show data context 25 Show data context
Building: Management 7,062 Show data context 19 Show data context
Manufacturing 45,524 Show data context 28,635 Show data context
Transport 3,008 Show data context 35 Show data context
Dealing 8,159 Show data context 1,459 Show data context
Industrial Service 10,435 Show data context 243 Show data context
Public Service & Professional 2,858 Show data context 705 Show data context
Domestic Service 8,079 Show data context 18,346 Show data context
Property Owning & Independent 82 Show data context 0 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, Cheshire AncC 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/10193850/cube/IND_BOOTH1841_SEC

Date accessed: 26th April 2024