Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	2	0
Agriculture	585	28
Mining & Quarrying	38	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	268	107
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	492	56
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	14,275	1,143
Textiles	52	164
Leather, Fur	479	111
Textile Goods, Dress	871	2,865
Food, Drink, Tobacco	977	444
Wood, Cane & Cork	2,931	47
Paper, Printing	2,279	801
Other Products	929	509
Building	5,681	5
Painters & Decorators	3,134	64
Administrators, Directors, Managers	4,400	974
Transport	12,399	2,050
Commerce, Finance	12,037	6,508
Professional, Technical	7,673	5,562
Defence	2,854	63
Entertainment & Sport	1,197	402
Personal Service	5,143	14,844
Clerks, Typists, etc	12,965	20,435
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	2,929	1,204
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	985	3
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	5,311	2,630
Other & Undefined	1,413	310
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	16,742	87,402

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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