Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	2,371	210
Mining & Quarrying	62	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	82	7
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	13	7
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	809	24
Textiles	2	3
Leather, Fur	145	9
Textile Goods, Dress	30	96
Food, Drink, Tobacco	96	29
Wood, Cane & Cork	293	5
Paper, Printing	70	28
Other Products	45	18
Building	769	1
Painters & Decorators	216	3
Administrators, Directors, Managers	412	45
Transport	763	83
Commerce, Finance	1,044	411
Professional, Technical	770	476
Defence	252	10
Entertainment & Sport	39	11
Personal Service	351	1,583
Clerks, Typists, etc	556	691
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	104	26
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	92	0
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	431	94
Other & Undefined	57	23
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	1,574	9,820

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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