Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	389	27
Mining & Quarrying	2	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	295	151
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	387	38
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	10,655	712
Textiles	34	94
Leather, Fur	440	104
Textile Goods, Dress	526	2,010
Food, Drink, Tobacco	708	337
Wood, Cane & Cork	2,255	36
Paper, Printing	2,071	531
Other Products	380	164
Building	4,985	2
Painters & Decorators	2,450	45
Administrators, Directors, Managers	2,699	414
Transport	10,080	1,336
Commerce, Finance	7,619	4,182
Professional, Technical	4,381	2,922
Defence	2,033	34
Entertainment & Sport	442	137
Personal Service	2,521	7,801
Clerks, Typists, etc	9,551	13,183
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	2,268	965
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	814	4
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	3,724	1,509
Other & Undefined	758	128
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	9,197	59,735

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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