Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	8	0
Mining & Quarrying	1	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	124	43
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	90	13
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	1,716	186
Textiles	13	44
Leather, Fur	238	279
Textile Goods, Dress	654	2,965
Food, Drink, Tobacco	200	265
Wood, Cane & Cork	1,310	56
Paper, Printing	452	542
Other Products	94	100
Building	1,017	0
Painters & Decorators	979	50
Administrators, Directors, Managers	84	6
Transport	2,454	175
Commerce, Finance	854	392
Professional, Technical	131	240
Defence	341	7
Entertainment & Sport	49	5
Personal Service	752	2,264
Clerks, Typists, etc	542	895
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	962	428
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	115	1
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	1,469	668
Other & Undefined	156	58
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	1,421	8,519

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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