Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	205	4
Mining & Quarrying	260	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	332	86
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	579	71
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	10,612	1,449
Textiles	1,542	2,663
Leather, Fur	280	169
Textile Goods, Dress	1,854	7,607
Food, Drink, Tobacco	666	453
Wood, Cane & Cork	1,757	196
Paper, Printing	939	768
Other Products	1,060	694
Building	2,534	4
Painters & Decorators	1,097	68
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,121	143
Transport	8,681	588
Commerce, Finance	4,660	3,056
Professional, Technical	1,850	1,314
Defence	1,087	20
Entertainment & Sport	285	73
Personal Service	1,565	6,770
Clerks, Typists, etc	3,182	5,118
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	2,682	1,783
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	1,348	23
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	6,974	2,457
Other & Undefined	390	191
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	5,678	37,144

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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