Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	355	21
Mining & Quarrying	160	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	124	173
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	851	78
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	13,927	627
Textiles	925	2,342
Leather, Fur	427	235
Textile Goods, Dress	234	1,246
Food, Drink, Tobacco	415	208
Wood, Cane & Cork	1,585	7
Paper, Printing	470	406
Other Products	133	31
Building	2,403	4
Painters & Decorators	1,356	70
Administrators, Directors, Managers	718	61
Transport	4,246	665
Commerce, Finance	3,190	2,523
Professional, Technical	2,495	1,656
Defence	1,060	15
Entertainment & Sport	256	71
Personal Service	1,319	4,859
Clerks, Typists, etc	2,812	4,030
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	1,385	689
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	790	13
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	5,037	1,012
Other & Undefined	352	83
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	5,936	36,472

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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