Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	12,271	839
Mining & Quarrying	756	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	158	169
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	344	12
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	15,396	844
Textiles	77	120
Leather, Fur	19,303	13,071
Textile Goods, Dress	1,271	5,462
Food, Drink, Tobacco	1,369	317
Wood, Cane & Cork	3,283	41
Paper, Printing	994	797
Other Products	533	232
Building	7,864	4
Painters & Decorators	2,359	52
Administrators, Directors, Managers	3,201	246
Transport	9,336	863
Commerce, Finance	9,186	5,174
Professional, Technical	4,302	3,495
Defence	2,165	30
Entertainment & Sport	430	116
Personal Service	3,279	8,646
Clerks, Typists, etc	4,905	7,784
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	2,945	1,619
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	1,990	15
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	8,200	2,169
Other & Undefined	691	140
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	16,732	26,232

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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