Service sector employment in Great Britain 1841–2011

ABSTRACTThe most detailed published census data on occupations and industries from nine British censuses between 1841 and 2011 have been computerised, and original methods developed both to re-district them from constantly changing historical districts to the 380 Local Authority Districts reported o...

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Main Authors: Paula Aucott, Humphrey Southall
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Maps
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17445647.2022.2094291
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description ABSTRACTThe most detailed published census data on occupations and industries from nine British censuses between 1841 and 2011 have been computerised, and original methods developed both to re-district them from constantly changing historical districts to the 380 Local Authority Districts reported on by the 2011 census and to re-classify them to the 20 ‘Sections’ of the 2007 Standard Industrial Classification. This large dataset is then used to reveal new insights into the long-run evolution of geographical unevenness in the British economy. Initial analysis reported here maps the total percentage in the service sector for 1841, 1931, 1991 and 2011, with original data for key sectors presented for 1841, 1931 and 1991. While counts for individual districts and ‘Sections’ must be used carefully, overall trends appear robust: the localities of Britain have not just been moving steadily towards economies dominated by the service sector, they have steadily been becoming more similar.
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spelling doaj.art-dbc7881a8f2e44b4a8ac05f0d4af83922023-03-13T16:45:21ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Maps1744-56472022-12-0118356757510.1080/17445647.2022.2094291Service sector employment in Great Britain 1841–2011Paula Aucott0Humphrey Southall1School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UKSchool of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UKABSTRACTThe most detailed published census data on occupations and industries from nine British censuses between 1841 and 2011 have been computerised, and original methods developed both to re-district them from constantly changing historical districts to the 380 Local Authority Districts reported on by the 2011 census and to re-classify them to the 20 ‘Sections’ of the 2007 Standard Industrial Classification. This large dataset is then used to reveal new insights into the long-run evolution of geographical unevenness in the British economy. Initial analysis reported here maps the total percentage in the service sector for 1841, 1931, 1991 and 2011, with original data for key sectors presented for 1841, 1931 and 1991. While counts for individual districts and ‘Sections’ must be used carefully, overall trends appear robust: the localities of Britain have not just been moving steadily towards economies dominated by the service sector, they have steadily been becoming more similar.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17445647.2022.2094291Censusindustryhistorical mappingservice sectorre-districtingGreat Britain
spellingShingle Paula Aucott
Humphrey Southall
Service sector employment in Great Britain 1841–2011
Journal of Maps
Census
industry
historical mapping
service sector
re-districting
Great Britain
title Service sector employment in Great Britain 1841–2011
title_full Service sector employment in Great Britain 1841–2011
title_fullStr Service sector employment in Great Britain 1841–2011
title_full_unstemmed Service sector employment in Great Britain 1841–2011
title_short Service sector employment in Great Britain 1841–2011
title_sort service sector employment in great britain 1841 2011
topic Census
industry
historical mapping
service sector
re-districting
Great Britain
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17445647.2022.2094291
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