Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	729	1
Agriculture	14,059	1,716
Mining & Quarrying	39,167	14
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	1,118	394
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	725	77
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	42,074	1,339
Textiles	212	635
Leather, Fur	1,079	305
Textile Goods, Dress	1,300	4,401
Food, Drink, Tobacco	2,156	2,156
Wood, Cane & Cork	8,227	240
Paper, Printing	1,354	844
Other Products	853	327
Building	14,778	20
Painters & Decorators	4,155	102
Administrators, Directors, Managers	6,241	596
Transport	26,524	2,035
Commerce, Finance	21,885	16,170
Professional, Technical	12,066	8,655
Defence	6,250	136
Entertainment & Sport	1,361	288
Personal Service	6,431	25,148
Clerks, Typists, etc	14,689	21,273
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	4,234	2,486
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	4,543	17
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	17,620	4,415
Other & Undefined	1,866	530
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	37,325	96,743

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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