1921 Census of England and Wales, County Report (Sample Report Title: Census 1921: England and Wales: Series of County Parts. County of Norfolk), Table 17 : " Occupations (Condensed list)".

Show England Dep table	Dorset AdmC	Beaminster RD Blandford RD Blandford Forum MB Bridport RD Bridport MB Cerne RD Dorchester MB Dorchester RD Lyme Regis MB Poole MB Poole RD Portland UD Shaftesbury RD Shaftesbury MB Sherborne UD Sherborne RD Sturminster RD Swanage UD Wareham MB Wareham and Purbeck RD Weymouth RD Weymouth and Melcombe Regis MB Wimborne and Cranborne RD Wimborne Minster UD

OCCUPATION.	Males. [1]	Females. [2]
Total Population	108,709	119,451
Aged 0-11	23,179	22,490
Aged 12 and upwards	85,530	96,961
I. Fishermen	352	1
II. Agricultural Occupations	18,815	960
III. Mining and Quarrying Occupations	931	0
IV. Makers of Coke, Lime, Cement, etc.	27	0
V. Makers of Brick, Pottery, Glass	781	98
VI. Workers in Chemicals, Paints, etc.	315	45
VII. Metal Workers	4,121	19
VIII. Workers in Precious Metals	9	0
IX. Electrical Apparatus Makers, Fitters, etc.	387	4
X. Makers of Watches, etc.	111	2
XI. Workers in Skins; Leather Goods Makers	159	20
XII. Textile Workers	448	665
XIII. Makers of Textile Goods and Articles of Dress	983	2,056
XIV. Makers of Foods, Drinks, and Tobacco	1,725	174
XV. Workers in Wood, etc.	2,952	96
XVI. Paper Workers; Printers, etc.	456	103
XVII. Builders, Bricklayers, etc.	3,820	11
XVIII. Painters and Decorators	1,268	7
XIX. Workers in other Materials	53	16
XX. Workers in Mixed and Undefined Materials	198	9
XXI. Persons in Gas, Water and Electricity Supply	332	0
XXII. Transport Workers	7,606	248
XXIII. Commerce and Financial Occupations	5,563	2,909
XXIV. Public Administration and Defence	7,614	392
XXV. Professional Occupations	1,901	2,757
XXVI. Persons Employed in Entertainments, etc.	348	106
XXVII. Persons Employed in Personal Service	2,259	14,370
XXVIII. Clerks , Draughtsmen, Typists, etc.	1,651	1,309
XXIX. Warehousemen, etc.	477	96
XXX. Stationary Engine Drivers	497	0
XXXI. All other Occupations	5,409	128
TOTAL OCCUPIED	71,568	26,601
XXXII. Unoccupied and Retired	13,962	70,360
TOTAL OCCUPIED AND UNOCCUPIED	85,530	96,961

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Using data from this table, Vision of Britain can map the following rates for within Dorset AdmC:

Rate	Date
Female Activity Rate	1921

Comments:

1	Our data include a complete transcription of table 17, but we also include here a selective transcription of table 16, which provides much greater detail for counties and large towns.

This website does not try to provide an exact replica of the original printed census tables, which often had thousands of rows and far more columns than will fit on our web pages. Instead, we let you drill down from national totals to the most detailed data available. The column headings are those that appeared in the original printed report. The numbers presented here, which are the same ones we use to create statistical maps and graphs, come from the census table and have usually been carefully checked.

The system can only hold statistics for units listed in our administrative gazetteer, so some rows from the original table may be missing. Sometimes big low-level units, like urban parishes, were divided between more than one higher-level units, like Registration sub-Districts. This is why some pages will give a higher figure for a lower-level unit: it covers the whole of the lower-level unit, not just the part within the current higher-level unit.

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