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 45,814 Show data context 2,027 Show data context
Mining 18,094 Show data context 518 Show data context
Building: Management 20,600 Show data context 81 Show data context
Manufacturing 171,646 Show data context 58,650 Show data context
Transport 5,668 Show data context 288 Show data context
Dealing 23,963 Show data context 3,870 Show data context
Industrial Service 20,445 Show data context 472 Show data context
Public Service & Professional 7,189 Show data context 1,555 Show data context
Domestic Service 10,886 Show data context 37,162 Show data context
Property Owning & Independent 83 Show data context 5 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, West Riding Riding 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/10186134/cube/IND_BOOTH1841_SEC

Date accessed: 23rd April 2024