Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	124	11
Mining & Quarrying	8	13
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	75	16
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	258	15
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	2,785	127
Textiles	42	84
Leather, Fur	26	4
Textile Goods, Dress	66	300
Food, Drink, Tobacco	102	78
Wood, Cane & Cork	361	14
Paper, Printing	194	36
Other Products	78	37
Building	380	1
Painters & Decorators	188	7
Administrators, Directors, Managers	755	36
Transport	793	120
Commerce, Finance	1,637	735
Professional, Technical	1,359	681
Defence	201	9
Entertainment & Sport	45	8
Personal Service	264	942
Clerks, Typists, etc	1,479	2,090
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	345	214
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	260	2
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	727	223
Other & Undefined	102	17
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	1,459	10,476

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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