Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	13,914	12
Agriculture	881,843	87,219
Mining & Quarrying	479,714	1,230
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	78,260	45,836
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	83,592	9,698
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	2,147,760	190,561
Textiles	195,746	357,023
Leather, Fur	113,539	63,865
Textile Goods, Dress	121,034	424,062
Food, Drink, Tobacco	141,363	81,083
Wood, Cane & Cork	413,654	13,015
Paper, Printing	158,555	79,767
Other Products	81,812	39,287
Building	777,377	1,217
Painters & Decorators	286,453	9,958
Administrators, Directors, Managers	390,509	44,500
Transport	1,317,555	124,748
Commerce, Finance	1,166,545	715,552
Professional, Technical	676,871	492,723
Defence	656,929	18,845
Entertainment & Sport	78,654	21,099
Personal Service	445,258	1,397,859
Clerks, Typists, etc	824,964	1,225,063
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	335,333	176,780
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	203,433	1,740
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	1,051,105	360,449
Other & Undefined	108,146	29,907
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	1,867,996	5,721,360

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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