Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	932	107
Mining & Quarrying	6	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	44	10
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	98	3
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	2,144	206
Textiles	8	9
Leather, Fur	61	6
Textile Goods, Dress	82	237
Food, Drink, Tobacco	157	53
Wood, Cane & Cork	427	4
Paper, Printing	500	59
Other Products	80	19
Building	1,171	1
Painters & Decorators	377	8
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,414	145
Transport	1,700	230
Commerce, Finance	2,588	905
Professional, Technical	2,072	1,215
Defence	829	10
Entertainment & Sport	97	33
Personal Service	581	1,771
Clerks, Typists, etc	2,533	2,460
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	326	100
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	129	0
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	647	379
Other & Undefined	189	37
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	2,980	17,939

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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