Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	2	0
Agriculture	677	34
Mining & Quarrying	3	1
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	405	160
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	350	61
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	10,932	908
Textiles	32	73
Leather, Fur	255	62
Textile Goods, Dress	865	1,536
Food, Drink, Tobacco	450	137
Wood, Cane & Cork	2,136	43
Paper, Printing	1,830	380
Other Products	987	535
Building	2,693	0
Painters & Decorators	1,607	28
Administrators, Directors, Managers	5,269	638
Transport	5,771	912
Commerce, Finance	9,188	4,061
Professional, Technical	6,865	3,247
Defence	2,222	199
Entertainment & Sport	666	166
Personal Service	2,372	6,183
Clerks, Typists, etc	9,822	12,163
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	1,923	1,015
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	497	2
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	3,323	2,026
Other & Undefined	596	142
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	7,913	58,894

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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