Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	527	30
Mining & Quarrying	21	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	14	4
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	7	1
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	822	23
Textiles	1	5
Leather, Fur	33	2
Textile Goods, Dress	50	79
Food, Drink, Tobacco	57	51
Wood, Cane & Cork	178	2
Paper, Printing	85	10
Other Products	28	10
Building	604	1
Painters & Decorators	223	2
Administrators, Directors, Managers	537	46
Transport	904	91
Commerce, Finance	1,026	477
Professional, Technical	973	601
Defence	1,793	18
Entertainment & Sport	60	14
Personal Service	295	1,133
Clerks, Typists, etc	774	839
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	98	27
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	70	0
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	345	58
Other & Undefined	64	12
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	2,197	8,952

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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