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	Shropshire AdmC	Atcham RD Bishops Castle MB Bridgnorth MB Bridgnorth RD Burford RD Chirbury RD Church Stretton RD Church Stretton UD Cleobury Mortimer RD Clun RD Dawley UD Drayton RD Ellesmere UD Ellesmere RD Ludlow MB Ludlow RD Market Drayton UD Newport RD Newport UD Oakengates UD Oswestry RD Oswestry MB Shifnal RD Shrewsbury MB Teme RD Wellington UD Wellington RD Wem RD Wem UD Wenlock MB Whitchurch RD Whitchurch UD

OCCUPATION.	Males. [1]	Females. [2]
Total Population	119,542	123,520
Aged 0-11	27,105	26,405
Aged 12 and upwards	92,437	97,115
I. Fishermen	3	0
II. Agricultural Occupations	23,565	1,845
III. Mining and Quarrying Occupations	6,120	16
IV. Makers of Coke, Lime, Cement, etc.	202	13
V. Makers of Brick, Pottery, Glass	994	301
VI. Workers in Chemicals, Paints, etc.	71	6
VII. Metal Workers	8,397	94
VIII. Workers in Precious Metals	9	4
IX. Electrical Apparatus Makers, Fitters, etc.	377	6
X. Makers of Watches, etc.	105	4
XI. Workers in Skins; Leather Goods Makers	279	29
XII. Textile Workers	306	348
XIII. Makers of Textile Goods and Articles of Dress	967	1,498
XIV. Makers of Foods, Drinks, and Tobacco	1,347	318
XV. Workers in Wood, etc.	2,882	73
XVI. Paper Workers; Printers, etc.	354	93
XVII. Builders, Bricklayers, etc.	4,211	23
XVIII. Painters and Decorators	1,086	9
XIX. Workers in other Materials	29	41
XX. Workers in Mixed and Undefined Materials	233	57
XXI. Persons in Gas, Water and Electricity Supply	234	0
XXII. Transport Workers	7,588	273
XXIII. Commerce and Financial Occupations	5,566	2,785
XXIV. Public Administration and Defence	2,039	416
XXV. Professional Occupations	1,849	2,304
XXVI. Persons Employed in Entertainments, etc.	242	66
XXVII. Persons Employed in Personal Service	2,152	13,619
XXVIII. Clerks , Draughtsmen, Typists, etc.	1,987	1,096
XXIX. Warehousemen, etc.	465	102
XXX. Stationary Engine Drivers	828	0
XXXI. All other Occupations	5,068	133
TOTAL OCCUPIED	79,555	25,572
XXXII. Unoccupied and Retired	12,882	71,543
TOTAL OCCUPIED AND UNOCCUPIED	92,437	97,115

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