Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	1	0
Agriculture	106	5
Mining & Quarrying	3	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	95	20
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	776	52
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	4,661	579
Textiles	27	34
Leather, Fur	121	80
Textile Goods, Dress	289	1,517
Food, Drink, Tobacco	219	116
Wood, Cane & Cork	1,143	98
Paper, Printing	522	260
Other Products	255	274
Building	1,601	0
Painters & Decorators	708	20
Administrators, Directors, Managers	456	54
Transport	4,243	340
Commerce, Finance	1,497	1,071
Professional, Technical	822	418
Defence	661	16
Entertainment & Sport	73	14
Personal Service	627	1,772
Clerks, Typists, etc	2,515	3,346
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	975	724
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	796	3
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	3,404	1,439
Other & Undefined	257	45
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	2,150	18,668

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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