Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	207	0
Agriculture	12,644	1,286
Mining & Quarrying	98,342	33
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	2,547	614
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	4,815	438
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	86,482	4,362
Textiles	1,060	2,436
Leather, Fur	1,437	559
Textile Goods, Dress	2,245	16,085
Food, Drink, Tobacco	2,958	3,292
Wood, Cane & Cork	14,419	252
Paper, Printing	1,957	1,800
Other Products	1,410	669
Building	29,630	73
Painters & Decorators	7,322	196
Administrators, Directors, Managers	7,244	549
Transport	41,306	2,751
Commerce, Finance	28,780	27,214
Professional, Technical	17,712	14,666
Defence	10,404	192
Entertainment & Sport	1,880	337
Personal Service	9,111	36,218
Clerks, Typists, etc	18,862	27,299
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	5,849	4,013
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	11,760	83
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	43,730	10,322
Other & Undefined	3,349	929
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	67,786	174,617

Date:	Source:
1951	1951 Census of England and Wales, Occupations, Table 21 , 'Selected Occupations with Status Aggregates - abridged analysis', for 'Con divisions and sub-divisions, Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD, NT'

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