Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	1	0
Agriculture	122	9
Mining & Quarrying	4	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	105	22
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	72	18
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	4,609	343
Textiles	28	82
Leather, Fur	222	97
Textile Goods, Dress	800	2,300
Food, Drink, Tobacco	398	113
Wood, Cane & Cork	889	10
Paper, Printing	356	162
Other Products	241	132
Building	2,690	1
Painters & Decorators	1,503	30
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,398	464
Transport	5,509	897
Commerce, Finance	4,753	2,850
Professional, Technical	3,136	2,821
Defence	1,105	49
Entertainment & Sport	961	458
Personal Service	4,149	10,480
Clerks, Typists, etc	3,795	7,434
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	1,128	551
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	349	1
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	2,604	852
Other & Undefined	537	175
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	5,340	27,695

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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