Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	123	9
Mining & Quarrying	3	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	213	87
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	304	18
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	5,610	939
Textiles	22	81
Leather, Fur	98	25
Textile Goods, Dress	145	666
Food, Drink, Tobacco	228	166
Wood, Cane & Cork	877	52
Paper, Printing	275	126
Other Products	144	57
Building	1,868	0
Painters & Decorators	736	49
Administrators, Directors, Managers	714	86
Transport	4,258	380
Commerce, Finance	1,879	1,268
Professional, Technical	1,609	1,362
Defence	2,183	37
Entertainment & Sport	126	38
Personal Service	903	3,342
Clerks, Typists, etc	2,239	3,663
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	753	559
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	686	6
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	3,419	1,274
Other & Undefined	334	83
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	3,400	21,428

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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