Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	536	150
Mining & Quarrying	8	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	87	10
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	129	1
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	3,298	267
Textiles	19	38
Leather, Fur	59	7
Textile Goods, Dress	85	325
Food, Drink, Tobacco	125	45
Wood, Cane & Cork	742	25
Paper, Printing	324	195
Other Products	134	70
Building	1,045	0
Painters & Decorators	514	9
Administrators, Directors, Managers	813	102
Transport	1,541	278
Commerce, Finance	1,600	960
Professional, Technical	1,422	900
Defence	1,789	146
Entertainment & Sport	170	46
Personal Service	656	1,946
Clerks, Typists, etc	1,527	2,257
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	519	208
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	293	1
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	1,478	595
Other & Undefined	206	80
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	1,771	13,795

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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