Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	777	1
Agriculture	18,809	1,129
Mining & Quarrying	74	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	107	1
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	491	8
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	12,572	359
Textiles	76	463
Leather, Fur	484	200
Textile Goods, Dress	556	2,302
Food, Drink, Tobacco	1,896	720
Wood, Cane & Cork	4,079	50
Paper, Printing	1,114	479
Other Products	405	205
Building	7,504	4
Painters & Decorators	2,212	28
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,928	154
Transport	8,973	652
Commerce, Finance	8,974	5,100
Professional, Technical	4,237	3,378
Defence	5,812	135
Entertainment & Sport	507	91
Personal Service	3,359	10,025
Clerks, Typists, etc	4,535	6,051
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	2,228	595
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	1,238	1
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	6,396	1,650
Other & Undefined	749	185
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	18,306	30,471

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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