Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	162	9
Mining & Quarrying	2	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	233	124
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	166	45
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	6,729	1,161
Textiles	147	279
Leather, Fur	642	671
Textile Goods, Dress	1,101	3,294
Food, Drink, Tobacco	504	236
Wood, Cane & Cork	2,831	94
Paper, Printing	1,167	988
Other Products	525	307
Building	2,612	4
Painters & Decorators	1,793	131
Administrators, Directors, Managers	928	148
Transport	5,786	596
Commerce, Finance	3,891	1,928
Professional, Technical	1,205	802
Defence	905	13
Entertainment & Sport	247	42
Personal Service	1,519	3,885
Clerks, Typists, etc	3,343	5,523
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	1,636	1,125
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	381	8
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	3,527	2,230
Other & Undefined	410	87
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	4,593	30,052

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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