Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	265	15
Mining & Quarrying	4	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	19	3
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	43	3
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	1,290	34
Textiles	18	16
Leather, Fur	73	22
Textile Goods, Dress	67	99
Food, Drink, Tobacco	166	43
Wood, Cane & Cork	261	2
Paper, Printing	109	24
Other Products	28	23
Building	648	1
Painters & Decorators	275	2
Administrators, Directors, Managers	271	33
Transport	1,433	145
Commerce, Finance	1,164	758
Professional, Technical	863	658
Defence	487	51
Entertainment & Sport	82	5
Personal Service	600	1,435
Clerks, Typists, etc	812	890
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	252	68
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	130	0
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	522	94
Other & Undefined	79	13
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	1,845	9,878

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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