Table 2.

Initial employment and employment change in manufacturing, mining and agriculture, England 1841–2001

Employment type	Year (baseline)	% Employment in baseline year	Period of change	% Change
Manufacturing	1841	31.6	1841–2001	−50.6
	1971	35.0	1841–1971	10.8
	2001	15.6	1971–2001	−55.4
	1841	3.1	1841–2001	−90.3
Mining	1971	1.5	1841–1971	−51.6
	2001	0.3	1971–2001	−80.0
	1841	20.7	1841–2001	−92.3
Agriculture	1931	6.8	1841–1931	−67.1
	2001	1.6	1931–2001	−76.5