Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	166	0
Agriculture	703	89
Mining & Quarrying	4	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	129	46
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	121	5
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	4,696	446
Textiles	17	102
Leather, Fur	306	128
Textile Goods, Dress	669	1,487
Food, Drink, Tobacco	501	90
Wood, Cane & Cork	1,236	26
Paper, Printing	543	74
Other Products	426	172
Building	3,090	3
Painters & Decorators	1,212	10
Administrators, Directors, Managers	2,275	280
Transport	4,516	378
Commerce, Finance	7,033	2,971
Professional, Technical	2,857	1,642
Defence	2,053	69
Entertainment & Sport	500	81
Personal Service	2,096	5,188
Clerks, Typists, etc	4,734	4,997
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	793	236
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	368	0
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	2,216	847
Other & Undefined	471	117
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	8,929	48,640

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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