Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	268	20
Mining & Quarrying	1,482	3
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	138	0
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	76	2
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	4,453	449
Textiles	3,078	8,266
Leather, Fur	241	451
Textile Goods, Dress	104	1,116
Food, Drink, Tobacco	274	269
Wood, Cane & Cork	871	30
Paper, Printing	317	118
Other Products	185	25
Building	1,275	2
Painters & Decorators	598	42
Administrators, Directors, Managers	756	52
Transport	2,164	94
Commerce, Finance	2,399	1,775
Professional, Technical	912	859
Defence	409	7
Entertainment & Sport	121	16
Personal Service	851	2,398
Clerks, Typists, etc	1,201	1,504
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	762	235
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	390	0
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	3,470	872
Other & Undefined	211	99
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	3,954	17,892

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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