Number of Workers in the Somerset District
| Underground | Above Ground | Total | |||||||||
| 12 to 16 | Over 16 | Total | 12 to 13 | 13 to 16 | Over 16 | Total | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | ||||||
| 1889 | 476 | 3,878 | 4,354 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 686 | 0 | 747 | 5,101 |
| 1890 | 496 | 4,066 | 4,562 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 687 | 0 | 741 | 5,303 |
| 1891 | 563 | 4,282 | 4,845 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 750 | 0 | 821 | 5,666 |
| 1892 | 530 | 4,166 | 4,696 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 714 | 0 | 766 | 5,462 |
| 1893 | 409 | 3,810 | 4,219 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 714 | 0 | 755 | 4,974 |
| 1894 | 390 | 3,859 | 4,249 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 708 | 0 | 761 | 5,010 |
| 1895 | 384 | 3,828 | 4,212 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 781 | 0 | 836 | 5,048 |
| 1896 | 334 | 4,013 | 4,347 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 777 | 0 | 829 | 5,176 |
| 1897 | 364 | 3,821 | 4,185 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 739 | 0 | 790 | 4,975 |
| 1898 | 394 | 4,018 | 4,412 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 754 | 0 | 803 | 5,215 |
| 1899 | 464 | 3,861 | 4,325 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 822 | 0 | 869 | 5,194 |
| 1900 | 471 | 4,069 | 4,540 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 810 | 0 | 862 | 5,402 |