Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	1,078	72
Mining & Quarrying	350	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	155	14
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	354	29
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	14,242	758
Textiles	14,119	21,120
Leather, Fur	487	61
Textile Goods, Dress	678	3,715
Food, Drink, Tobacco	1,064	578
Wood, Cane & Cork	2,494	92
Paper, Printing	1,115	969
Other Products	400	91
Building	3,600	10
Painters & Decorators	1,900	26
Administrators, Directors, Managers	2,862	318
Transport	7,882	675
Commerce, Finance	9,459	5,375
Professional, Technical	3,459	2,940
Defence	1,542	27
Entertainment & Sport	461	93
Personal Service	3,155	9,765
Clerks, Typists, etc	5,741	7,970
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	6,056	871
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	1,262	12
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	7,512	2,154
Other & Undefined	741	181
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	12,352	68,577

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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