Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	42	1
Agriculture	798	75
Mining & Quarrying	9	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	112	12
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	86	16
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	6,390	497
Textiles	15	118
Leather, Fur	232	61
Textile Goods, Dress	528	1,051
Food, Drink, Tobacco	532	180
Wood, Cane & Cork	1,499	38
Paper, Printing	467	182
Other Products	322	258
Building	3,525	9
Painters & Decorators	1,718	38
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,362	195
Transport	5,063	386
Commerce, Finance	6,311	3,763
Professional, Technical	2,441	2,399
Defence	1,156	118
Entertainment & Sport	554	161
Personal Service	3,649	8,139
Clerks, Typists, etc	3,116	4,507
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	973	354
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	329	3
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	2,688	1,158
Other & Undefined	582	179
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	9,474	47,735

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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