Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	24	0
Agriculture	9,647	2,007
Mining & Quarrying	6,117	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	195	71
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	399	14
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	8,329	744
Textiles	136	136
Leather, Fur	190	56
Textile Goods, Dress	98	372
Food, Drink, Tobacco	538	153
Wood, Cane & Cork	1,387	35
Paper, Printing	105	13
Other Products	94	25
Building	4,865	1
Painters & Decorators	573	7
Administrators, Directors, Managers	852	69
Transport	5,193	300
Commerce, Finance	3,723	2,523
Professional, Technical	2,468	1,929
Defence	837	19
Entertainment & Sport	176	26
Personal Service	910	3,780
Clerks, Typists, etc	2,105	2,041
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	914	232
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	1,615	6
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	4,783	1,341
Other & Undefined	477	166
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	9,373	54,299

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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