Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	641	0
Agriculture	38,377	3,913
Mining & Quarrying	1,750	3
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	870	191
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	479	30
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	26,460	552
Textiles	871	915
Leather, Fur	1,144	157
Textile Goods, Dress	1,387	4,368
Food, Drink, Tobacco	2,890	848
Wood, Cane & Cork	8,115	115
Paper, Printing	1,588	558
Other Products	678	69
Building	18,950	23
Painters & Decorators	5,490	80
Administrators, Directors, Managers	4,791	502
Transport	24,217	1,784
Commerce, Finance	22,392	14,568
Professional, Technical	10,930	10,139
Defence	23,694	381
Entertainment & Sport	1,186	256
Personal Service	11,220	30,044
Clerks, Typists, etc	10,230	14,494
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	4,324	1,051
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	2,430	4
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	13,882	2,347
Other & Undefined	2,413	592
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	53,159	100,869

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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