Information and guidance for young people aged 13-19
Why do jobs change?
All jobs change over time:
150 years ago in Suffolk
♦♦ Brewing and malt trade
♦♦ Farming and forestry
♦♦ Fishing
♦♦ Food and drink
♦♦ Engineering incl. shipbuilding
♦♦ Tourism
♦♦ Leather goods
Food production in the 1890s
Most jobs in these sectors only involved manual work. There are far more jobs in these sectors today.
Suffolk Today*
Babergh
Forest Heath
Ipswich
Mid Suffolk
St Edmundsbury
Suffolk Coastal
Waveney
0%
10%
20%
Financial & business
Education
Catering and accommodation
Construction
Wholesale
Agriculture
30%
40%
50%
60%
Health
Public administration & defence
Arts, leisure and recreation
Manufacturing
Motor trades
70%
80%
90%
100%
Retail
Transport & logistics
Professional, scientific & technical
Information & communication
Other
Some jobs that were once very popular have all but disappeared. Many of these industries have made way for jobs which
we would now say belonged to the service sector such as hospitality, distribution, retail and financial services. Other jobs
have gone due to advances in technology.
* Figures don’t include self-employed. Source: Business Register and Employment Survey with additional agriculture data from DEFRA.
Please note: all Business Register of Employment Survey references in this guide are taken from the 2013 release (latest at time of going to print).
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