Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	111	0
Agriculture	636	85
Mining & Quarrying	212	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	147	18
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	157	21
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	12,719	453
Textiles	110	164
Leather, Fur	337	130
Textile Goods, Dress	661	1,512
Food, Drink, Tobacco	911	579
Wood, Cane & Cork	2,397	30
Paper, Printing	804	398
Other Products	364	196
Building	4,669	7
Painters & Decorators	1,872	12
Administrators, Directors, Managers	2,458	309
Transport	12,611	818
Commerce, Finance	8,100	4,932
Professional, Technical	3,934	2,790
Defence	1,894	51
Entertainment & Sport	452	103
Personal Service	2,374	7,611
Clerks, Typists, etc	6,070	8,689
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	2,273	828
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	1,641	34
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	6,747	1,595
Other & Undefined	901	218
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	10,702	68,260

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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