Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	329	41
Mining & Quarrying	108	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	133	20
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	198	34
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	7,077	1,101
Textiles	2,770	9,052
Leather, Fur	324	729
Textile Goods, Dress	199	833
Food, Drink, Tobacco	491	427
Wood, Cane & Cork	1,332	144
Paper, Printing	473	261
Other Products	193	56
Building	1,706	7
Painters & Decorators	824	45
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,005	108
Transport	3,054	208
Commerce, Finance	3,278	2,549
Professional, Technical	1,404	1,234
Defence	492	13
Entertainment & Sport	144	25
Personal Service	1,122	3,151
Clerks, Typists, etc	1,843	2,186
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	1,001	431
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	476	4
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	4,749	1,854
Other & Undefined	268	73
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	5,303	24,333

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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