Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	1	0
Agriculture	241	14
Mining & Quarrying	1,151	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	92	69
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	117	7
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	11,383	2,657
Textiles	22	32
Leather, Fur	1,054	1,885
Textile Goods, Dress	262	1,123
Food, Drink, Tobacco	288	85
Wood, Cane & Cork	970	17
Paper, Printing	222	213
Other Products	381	276
Building	2,307	7
Painters & Decorators	721	69
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,242	128
Transport	3,178	284
Commerce, Finance	2,783	1,937
Professional, Technical	1,411	988
Defence	573	9
Entertainment & Sport	113	12
Personal Service	725	2,491
Clerks, Typists, etc	1,715	2,941
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	954	725
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	670	5
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	4,116	1,887
Other & Undefined	295	42
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	3,553	27,185

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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