Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	1	0
Agriculture	243	17
Mining & Quarrying	120	1
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	52	0
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	1,096	25
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	11,510	429
Textiles	59	352
Leather, Fur	140	11
Textile Goods, Dress	316	2,083
Food, Drink, Tobacco	290	368
Wood, Cane & Cork	1,098	6
Paper, Printing	231	89
Other Products	114	21
Building	3,231	8
Painters & Decorators	855	31
Administrators, Directors, Managers	753	55
Transport	6,264	578
Commerce, Finance	3,015	3,392
Professional, Technical	2,223	1,513
Defence	755	24
Entertainment & Sport	223	75
Personal Service	902	4,236
Clerks, Typists, etc	2,546	2,880
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	620	260
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	2,481	70
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	7,465	912
Other & Undefined	402	110
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	5,427	38,345

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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