Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	1	0
Agriculture	287	18
Mining & Quarrying	5	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	23	4
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	25	1
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	1,205	14
Textiles	43	115
Leather, Fur	60	2
Textile Goods, Dress	147	792
Food, Drink, Tobacco	147	24
Wood, Cane & Cork	287	6
Paper, Printing	304	40
Other Products	55	9
Building	797	1
Painters & Decorators	282	1
Administrators, Directors, Managers	357	36
Transport	1,448	108
Commerce, Finance	1,209	757
Professional, Technical	612	505
Defence	712	17
Entertainment & Sport	87	7
Personal Service	521	1,370
Clerks, Typists, etc	858	1,066
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	285	72
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	113	0
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	468	139
Other & Undefined	127	15
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	1,619	9,273

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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