page_title: Rickinghall Inferior
section_title: Industry
hierarchical_section_title: Rickinghall Inferior / Industry
caption_attribution_description: English: Occupations of males and females of Rickinghall Inferior Parish, Suffolk, as reported by the Census of Population from 1881.
context_page_description: Rickinghall Inferior is a civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. According to the 2011 census there were 233 males and 216 females in this civil parish, for a total population of 449. It includes the western part of the village of Rickinghall and is adjacent to the village and parish of Wattisfield. The road from the market town of Bury. St Edmunds to the city of Norwich passes through the village.
context_section_description: In 1831, occupations for males over the age of 20 were grouped by social status. This included 11 employers and professionals, 33 middling sorts, 63 Labourers and Servants and 12 that where classified as others. In the 1831 national census occupations where simplified into four occupational categories agriculture, manufacturing, retail and handicraft, and other. 75 worked in agriculture, 0 worked in manufacturing, 27 in retail and handicraft, and 17 in other. The other category covers capitalists, professionals, labourers outside agriculture and servants.
  The 1881 national census data records that agriculture as the most popular occupation in the parish of Rickinghall Inferior with 53 people working in agriculture. Domestic service or offices was the second most popular occupation with 23 people working in this industry. According to the census data there were a number of people without specified or unknown occupations 72 of whom were women.
  The 2001 national census recorded that 165 people were in employment. Of that number 131 were in full-time employment and 34 people in part-time employment. However, this changed the 2011 census recorded that 200 people were in employment . With 138 people in full-time employment and 62 people who were in part-time employment.
  Since the 1881 national census the most popular occupation has changed from agriculture to wholesale and retail trade ; it is the occupation of 34 people. The second most popular occupation is construction ; with 28 people working in the sector.
  The 2011 census also recorded that the most popular method of travelling to work was driving in a car or van. For those who are not economically active ; 15 are full-time students ; 76 are retired ; 8 look after home or family ; 6 are long-time sick or disabled and 12 are unemployed.
caption: Rickinghall Inferior 1881 Occupation Census Data
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