Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	29	0
Agriculture	797	33
Mining & Quarrying	20	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	33	6
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	57	77
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	2,796	64
Textiles	65	123
Leather, Fur	112	17
Textile Goods, Dress	310	946
Food, Drink, Tobacco	330	214
Wood, Cane & Cork	729	18
Paper, Printing	223	81
Other Products	170	124
Building	1,294	3
Painters & Decorators	817	8
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,392	172
Transport	2,437	157
Commerce, Finance	4,481	2,396
Professional, Technical	1,734	1,377
Defence	494	13
Entertainment & Sport	343	73
Personal Service	1,401	4,526
Clerks, Typists, etc	1,818	2,479
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	335	420
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	156	0
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	911	410
Other & Undefined	239	37
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	5,346	27,314

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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