Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	297	1
Agriculture	8,576	899
Mining & Quarrying	61,463	16
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	1,176	289
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	2,720	222
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	59,963	4,395
Textiles	807	700
Leather, Fur	1,521	730
Textile Goods, Dress	2,051	8,487
Food, Drink, Tobacco	3,445	1,292
Wood, Cane & Cork	9,284	108
Paper, Printing	1,850	851
Other Products	1,703	990
Building	28,296	42
Painters & Decorators	6,098	185
Administrators, Directors, Managers	8,105	746
Transport	43,014	2,369
Commerce, Finance	30,052	20,445
Professional, Technical	17,350	13,606
Defence	11,679	308
Entertainment & Sport	1,767	350
Personal Service	8,465	27,280
Clerks, Typists, etc	19,669	25,354
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	7,059	2,393
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	11,955	91
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	33,364	10,885
Other & Undefined	4,311	1,079
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	60,096	168,320

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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