Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	218	41
Mining & Quarrying	65	50
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	182	60
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	1,728	54
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	2,429	186
Textiles	4	27
Leather, Fur	86	124
Textile Goods, Dress	19	232
Food, Drink, Tobacco	38	76
Wood, Cane & Cork	650	51
Paper, Printing	48	181
Other Products	59	136
Building	896	3
Painters & Decorators	245	26
Administrators, Directors, Managers	249	15
Transport	1,420	73
Commerce, Finance	784	869
Professional, Technical	738	521
Defence	338	33
Entertainment & Sport	66	31
Personal Service	248	1,216
Clerks, Typists, etc	788	1,137
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	257	259
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	517	8
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	3,258	670
Other & Undefined	119	64
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	1,723	11,974

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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