Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

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Data for 1951 Sex
1951 Occupational Classification Male Female
Fishermen 5 Show data context 0 Show data context
Agriculture 8,229 Show data context 980 Show data context
Mining & Quarrying 7,026 Show data context 2 Show data context
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc 456 Show data context 37 Show data context
Coal, Gas, Chemicals 953 Show data context 50 Show data context
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering 5,283 Show data context 169 Show data context
Textiles 157 Show data context 244 Show data context
Leather, Fur 373 Show data context 75 Show data context
Textile Goods, Dress 182 Show data context 652 Show data context
Food, Drink, Tobacco 585 Show data context 330 Show data context
Wood, Cane & Cork 1,318 Show data context 13 Show data context
Paper, Printing 126 Show data context 44 Show data context
Other Products 152 Show data context 31 Show data context
Building 4,179 Show data context 3 Show data context
Painters & Decorators 826 Show data context 25 Show data context
Administrators, Directors, Managers 1,045 Show data context 86 Show data context
Transport 4,411 Show data context 304 Show data context
Commerce, Finance 4,462 Show data context 2,939 Show data context
Professional, Technical 2,734 Show data context 2,362 Show data context
Defence 1,296 Show data context 201 Show data context
Entertainment & Sport 264 Show data context 54 Show data context
Personal Service 1,656 Show data context 5,338 Show data context
Clerks, Typists, etc 2,143 Show data context 2,655 Show data context
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc. 589 Show data context 297 Show data context
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers 1,038 Show data context 3 Show data context
Workers in Unskilled Occupations 2,880 Show data context 711 Show data context
Other & Undefined 422 Show data context 123 Show data context
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied 9,387 Show data context 52,788 Show data context
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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All persons of working age (15 or above in 1951), categorised by gender and the system of 28 occupational 'Orders' used by the 1951 Census of Population. This includes the 'Unoccupied and Retired' who constitute Order 28.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Denbighshire AdmC through time | Industry Statistics | Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 05th November 2024