Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	155	10
Mining & Quarrying	4	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	556	299
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	291	129
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	11,011	1,492
Textiles	77	204
Leather, Fur	686	575
Textile Goods, Dress	1,789	7,634
Food, Drink, Tobacco	1,074	724
Wood, Cane & Cork	3,017	83
Paper, Printing	2,059	1,324
Other Products	834	667
Building	5,612	4
Painters & Decorators	2,947	169
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,239	302
Transport	13,695	1,516
Commerce, Finance	6,199	3,587
Professional, Technical	2,215	1,899
Defence	1,803	48
Entertainment & Sport	562	134
Personal Service	5,104	12,740
Clerks, Typists, etc	5,768	10,730
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	4,038	1,914
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	600	12
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	5,421	3,373
Other & Undefined	957	363
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	8,766	50,831

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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