The bar charts illustrate the proportion of UK laborers across five main industries in 1841 and 2011. Overall, there was a significant increase in the services sector, while manufacturing and agriculture/fishing experienced substantial declines over the 170-year period.
In terms of services, the percentage of workers grew dramatically, rising from 33% in 1841 to 81% in 2011. Additionally, the proportion of construction workers experienced a slight increase of 3%, going from 5% to 8% over the same period.
Conversely, the manufacturing sector saw the most considerable decline, with the percentage of workers dropping from 36% in 1841 to just 9% in 2011. Similarly, agriculture and fishing experienced a steep decrease of 21% by the early twenty-first century. The energy and water sectors also saw a minimal decline, with the proportion of workers falling from 3% to 1% over the 170 years.
In conclusion, the distribution of the UK labor force across these five categories has changed dramatically. While the construction and services industries experienced growth, all other sectors faced a decline.