This document discusses trends in employment in the United Kingdom from 1991-2000 based on census data. It shows that there was a decline in manufacturing jobs and a rise in finance sector employment, contributing to a polarization of industries. Additionally, it found an increase in both high-paid professional occupations and low-paid elementary jobs, further segmenting society. A key trend was a rise in dual-income households and declining numbers of people who are permanently sick or disabled.

1. http://www.dannydorling.org/books/ukpopulation
THE POPULATION
The Population of the UK – © 2012 Sasi Research Group, University of Sheffield
OF THE UK
A different view of life in the United Kingdom
by Danny Dorling and Benjamin D. Hennig
Chapter 8
WORK
…THE SEGMENTATION OF SOCIETY

2. Employment in manufacturing
in the UK, 1991-2000
Data source: UK population Censuses 1991 and
2001, calculated for this book
The Population of the UK – © 2012 Sasi Research Group, University of Sheffield
Work…the segmentation of society Figure 8.1

3. Employment in finance
in the UK, 1991-2000
Data source: UK population Censuses 1991 and
2001, calculated for this book
The Population of the UK – © 2012 Sasi Research Group, University of Sheffield
Work…the segmentation of society Figure 8.2

4. Employment in elementary occupations
in the UK, 1991-2000
Low paid jobs often described
as unskilled
The Population of the UK – © 2012 Sasi Research Group, University of Sheffield
Data source: UK population Censuses 1991 and
2001, calculated for this book
Work…the segmentation of society Figure 8.3

5. Employment in professional occupations
in the UK, 1991-2000
Data source: UK population Censuses 1991 and
2001, calculated for this book
The Population of the UK – © 2012 Sasi Research Group, University of Sheffield
Work…the segmentation of society Figure 8.4

6. People employed to work full-time
in the UK, 1991-2000
Data source: UK population Censuses 1991 and
2001, calculated for this book
The Population of the UK – © 2012 Sasi Research Group, University of Sheffield
Work…the segmentation of society Figure 8.5

7. People who are permanently sick
in the UK, 1991-2000
Data source: UK population Censuses 1991 and
2001, calculated for this book
The Population of the UK – © 2012 Sasi Research Group, University of Sheffield
Work…the segmentation of society Figure 8.6

8. People who are not unemployed
in the UK, 1991-2000
Data source: UK population Censuses 1991 and
2001, calculated for this book
The Population of the UK – © 2012 Sasi Research Group, University of Sheffield
Work…the segmentation of society Figure 8.7

9. Lone parents not in work
in the UK, 1991-2000
Data source: UK population Censuses 1991 and
2001, calculated for this book
The Population of the UK – © 2012 Sasi Research Group, University of Sheffield
Work…the segmentation of society Figure 8.8

10. Two parents, both work
in the UK, 1991-2000
Data source: UK population Censuses 1991 and
2001, calculated for this book
The Population of the UK – © 2012 Sasi Research Group, University of Sheffield
Work…the segmentation of society Figure 8.9

11. Adults with a long-term illness
in the UK, 1991-2000
Data source: UK population Censuses 1991 and
2001, calculated for this book
The Population of the UK – © 2012 Sasi Research Group, University of Sheffield
Work…the segmentation of society Figure 8.10

12. Key Point Summary
• There has been a polarisation in UK industry with finance
rising and manufacturing falling
The Population of the UK – © 2012 Sasi Research Group, University of Sheffield
• There have also been more better paid jobs, created and
more work that is menial in nature
• The most recent economic downturn has tended to
reinforce previously established trends
Work…the segmentation of society