Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	252	21
Mining & Quarrying	15	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	31	2
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	113	10
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	4,674	94
Textiles	11	135
Leather, Fur	73	1
Textile Goods, Dress	98	496
Food, Drink, Tobacco	244	73
Wood, Cane & Cork	984	53
Paper, Printing	212	164
Other Products	88	40
Building	1,058	1
Painters & Decorators	610	25
Administrators, Directors, Managers	541	58
Transport	2,976	277
Commerce, Finance	1,842	1,392
Professional, Technical	1,208	871
Defence	1,686	10
Entertainment & Sport	76	13
Personal Service	600	2,636
Clerks, Typists, etc	1,721	2,445
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	868	298
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	330	3
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	1,592	398
Other & Undefined	242	37
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	3,074	17,315

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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