Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	13	0
Agriculture	1,076	81
Mining & Quarrying	70	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	109	30
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	36	32
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	4,428	94
Textiles	27	98
Leather, Fur	200	23
Textile Goods, Dress	339	704
Food, Drink, Tobacco	501	118
Wood, Cane & Cork	1,154	3
Paper, Printing	374	86
Other Products	172	32
Building	2,275	4
Painters & Decorators	1,373	12
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,311	205
Transport	4,053	599
Commerce, Finance	6,455	3,505
Professional, Technical	2,631	2,594
Defence	845	19
Entertainment & Sport	543	157
Personal Service	4,047	8,869
Clerks, Typists, etc	2,487	4,098
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	704	171
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	222	2
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	1,301	353
Other & Undefined	440	135
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	10,728	49,955

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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