Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	4	0
Agriculture	452	75
Mining & Quarrying	4	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	58	6
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	61	6
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	4,283	139
Textiles	19	18
Leather, Fur	73	5
Textile Goods, Dress	89	441
Food, Drink, Tobacco	135	60
Wood, Cane & Cork	638	8
Paper, Printing	168	89
Other Products	64	26
Building	991	1
Painters & Decorators	504	4
Administrators, Directors, Managers	398	46
Transport	2,053	144
Commerce, Finance	1,600	1,369
Professional, Technical	1,020	606
Defence	7,024	261
Entertainment & Sport	92	18
Personal Service	630	1,522
Clerks, Typists, etc	1,187	1,821
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	473	96
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	293	1
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	2,125	306
Other & Undefined	173	52
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	3,761	20,024

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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