Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	2	0
Agriculture	25	3
Mining & Quarrying	3	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	120	13
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	419	72
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	3,433	197
Textiles	47	78
Leather, Fur	141	103
Textile Goods, Dress	554	3,223
Food, Drink, Tobacco	262	300
Wood, Cane & Cork	1,150	185
Paper, Printing	357	472
Other Products	235	136
Building	1,993	0
Painters & Decorators	807	42
Administrators, Directors, Managers	128	12
Transport	6,163	325
Commerce, Finance	1,088	793
Professional, Technical	388	469
Defence	653	3
Entertainment & Sport	66	8
Personal Service	961	3,255
Clerks, Typists, etc	1,052	1,800
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	787	888
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	647	5
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	3,471	1,084
Other & Undefined	262	129
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	2,249	15,297

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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