Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	1	0
Agriculture	1,772	167
Mining & Quarrying	1,460	1
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	522	82
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	17	20
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	1,057	42
Textiles	16	110
Leather, Fur	42	34
Textile Goods, Dress	17	104
Food, Drink, Tobacco	93	45
Wood, Cane & Cork	224	10
Paper, Printing	19	15
Other Products	41	31
Building	514	2
Painters & Decorators	100	10
Administrators, Directors, Managers	230	10
Transport	769	75
Commerce, Finance	602	371
Professional, Technical	504	365
Defence	885	3
Entertainment & Sport	22	13
Personal Service	217	757
Clerks, Typists, etc	378	515
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	144	147
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	214	4
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	653	226
Other & Undefined	56	23
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	1,870	9,061

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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