UK’s low-skilled workers worst hit by virus
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Men in low-skilled jobs have the highest rates of death from coronavirus disease (Covid-19) among working-age people, according to figures from the UK’s Office for National Statistics
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OCCUPATIONS WITH HIGHEST DEATH RATE LINKED TO COVID-19

Deaths in England and Wales on or before Apr 20 (per 100,000 population, adjusted for age)

Men Women

Low-skilled elementary occupations 21.4  6.1

Caring, leisure and other service occupations  17.9  7.5

Process, plant and machine operatives  15.5  5.7

Sales and customer service occupations 14.3  5.5

Administrative and secretarial occupations  13.9  3.8

Skilled trades occupations  11.7  6.4

Average for working age  9.9  5.2
(people aged 20-64 years)

Managers, directors and senior officials  8.4  4.0

Associate professional and technical occupations  7.5  3.4

Professional occupations  5.6  4.2
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Nearly two-thirds of 2,500 fatalities analysed were men, with security guards, taxi drivers, chefs, bus drivers, sales assistants and construction workers among those most at risk

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Sources: ONS, Reuters Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS