Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	28	0
Agriculture	661	28
Mining & Quarrying	33	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	73	7
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	13	0
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	1,310	23
Textiles	10	9
Leather, Fur	72	0
Textile Goods, Dress	128	289
Food, Drink, Tobacco	180	41
Wood, Cane & Cork	455	0
Paper, Printing	97	12
Other Products	80	8
Building	1,226	2
Painters & Decorators	482	3
Administrators, Directors, Managers	453	70
Transport	1,632	151
Commerce, Finance	2,201	1,295
Professional, Technical	796	905
Defence	350	4
Entertainment & Sport	199	44
Personal Service	1,800	3,436
Clerks, Typists, etc	761	1,272
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	192	43
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	76	0
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	515	56
Other & Undefined	259	59
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	4,020	18,016

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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