Industry and Economy
In the 1801 census, the industry in the parish was divided into four sectors; agriculture, trade, manufacturing or handicraft. From 1841 onwards, the detail of occupations was more intricate and specifically recorded, listing over 3,000 job titles. As the pie charts show, in 1881, the most popular trades were agriculture, domestic services and working with animals. In 2001, 61 inhabitants were employed but the most common occupation was in manufacturing In the 2011 census data, it shows that out of 117 residents of working age or over, 77 were employed. The data shows that 15 worked part time, 46 worked full time, 13 were self employed, 3 were unemployed and 21 were retired.
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