Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	1,733	150
Mining & Quarrying	7,430	1
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	103	81
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	177	19
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	4,367	260
Textiles	51	410
Leather, Fur	97	9
Textile Goods, Dress	49	293
Food, Drink, Tobacco	126	112
Wood, Cane & Cork	596	10
Paper, Printing	80	137
Other Products	37	31
Building	1,469	2
Painters & Decorators	246	9
Administrators, Directors, Managers	443	25
Transport	1,813	185
Commerce, Finance	1,289	1,276
Professional, Technical	860	526
Defence	219	3
Entertainment & Sport	77	13
Personal Service	423	1,479
Clerks, Typists, etc	943	1,218
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	281	332
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	879	4
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	1,370	458
Other & Undefined	106	23
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	3,142	21,587

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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