Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	188	8
Mining & Quarrying	3	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	43	9
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	51	20
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	1,974	256
Textiles	7	65
Leather, Fur	52	11
Textile Goods, Dress	132	254
Food, Drink, Tobacco	76	12
Wood, Cane & Cork	359	14
Paper, Printing	339	44
Other Products	110	58
Building	571	1
Painters & Decorators	286	6
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,022	136
Transport	1,111	161
Commerce, Finance	1,838	699
Professional, Technical	1,282	603
Defence	213	15
Entertainment & Sport	92	21
Personal Service	360	1,086
Clerks, Typists, etc	1,839	2,241
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	291	143
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	55	0
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	475	299
Other & Undefined	106	25
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	1,587	11,071

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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