Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	592	43
Mining & Quarrying	4	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	50	11
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	60	24
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	1,714	85
Textiles	7	16
Leather, Fur	44	11
Textile Goods, Dress	75	151
Food, Drink, Tobacco	105	31
Wood, Cane & Cork	331	17
Paper, Printing	500	145
Other Products	85	72
Building	591	1
Painters & Decorators	305	7
Administrators, Directors, Managers	509	55
Transport	1,054	124
Commerce, Finance	971	458
Professional, Technical	1,003	462
Defence	401	19
Entertainment & Sport	86	27
Personal Service	373	1,083
Clerks, Typists, etc	1,064	1,174
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	331	259
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	102	0
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	611	297
Other & Undefined	83	31
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	2,067	10,159

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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