Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	33	0
Agriculture	648	46
Mining & Quarrying	13	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	25	1
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	32	0
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	1,293	6
Textiles	11	13
Leather, Fur	81	24
Textile Goods, Dress	138	285
Food, Drink, Tobacco	171	42
Wood, Cane & Cork	498	9
Paper, Printing	185	48
Other Products	55	11
Building	1,333	1
Painters & Decorators	618	1
Administrators, Directors, Managers	528	76
Transport	1,616	142
Commerce, Finance	2,165	1,304
Professional, Technical	1,036	1,112
Defence	373	12
Entertainment & Sport	164	59
Personal Service	1,817	4,367
Clerks, Typists, etc	1,196	1,823
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	204	50
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	137	0
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	508	49
Other & Undefined	167	32
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	3,854	19,100

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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