Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	95	1
Mining & Quarrying	426	1
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	347	162
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	84	3
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	7,113	1,090
Textiles	23	33
Leather, Fur	193	153
Textile Goods, Dress	245	1,047
Food, Drink, Tobacco	201	109
Wood, Cane & Cork	530	50
Paper, Printing	93	48
Other Products	85	36
Building	1,245	5
Painters & Decorators	406	97
Administrators, Directors, Managers	577	47
Transport	1,436	182
Commerce, Finance	1,380	1,171
Professional, Technical	820	532
Defence	324	5
Entertainment & Sport	84	16
Personal Service	464	1,638
Clerks, Typists, etc	924	1,683
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	549	420
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	393	5
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	2,838	1,311
Other & Undefined	169	62
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	1,821	14,785

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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