Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	412	49
Mining & Quarrying	4	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	79	5
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	195	13
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	4,484	391
Textiles	13	21
Leather, Fur	155	62
Textile Goods, Dress	375	900
Food, Drink, Tobacco	302	83
Wood, Cane & Cork	1,125	15
Paper, Printing	520	90
Other Products	166	122
Building	2,120	2
Painters & Decorators	821	10
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,039	103
Transport	3,554	302
Commerce, Finance	3,042	1,482
Professional, Technical	1,539	1,112
Defence	553	15
Entertainment & Sport	202	75
Personal Service	758	2,096
Clerks, Typists, etc	3,217	3,377
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	754	219
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	301	5
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	1,765	774
Other & Undefined	260	43
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	2,818	22,853

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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