Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	256	21
Mining & Quarrying	23	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	38	13
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	200	24
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	2,631	108
Textiles	2,087	3,239
Leather, Fur	455	497
Textile Goods, Dress	159	834
Food, Drink, Tobacco	184	155
Wood, Cane & Cork	665	15
Paper, Printing	622	403
Other Products	95	111
Building	807	4
Painters & Decorators	327	17
Administrators, Directors, Managers	609	59
Transport	1,491	133
Commerce, Finance	1,527	1,144
Professional, Technical	884	689
Defence	407	7
Entertainment & Sport	86	11
Personal Service	573	1,564
Clerks, Typists, etc	1,070	1,284
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	634	257
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	373	6
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	2,398	728
Other & Undefined	139	61
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	2,413	14,210

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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