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 4,655 Show data context 338 Show data context
Mining 28 Show data context 1 Show data context
Building: Management 596 Show data context 0 Show data context
Manufacturing 1,564 Show data context 471 Show data context
Transport 234 Show data context 3 Show data context
Dealing 354 Show data context 148 Show data context
Industrial Service 290 Show data context 20 Show data context
Public Service & Professional 251 Show data context 36 Show data context
Domestic Service 515 Show data context 1,892 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, Wigtown County O41area 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/12782718/cube/IND_BOOTH1841_SEC

Date accessed: 17th May 2024