Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	151	6
Mining & Quarrying	7	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	109	43
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	97	26
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	7,050	819
Textiles	45	81
Leather, Fur	227	57
Textile Goods, Dress	490	1,317
Food, Drink, Tobacco	718	289
Wood, Cane & Cork	1,378	23
Paper, Printing	492	296
Other Products	331	98
Building	3,012	2
Painters & Decorators	1,620	33
Administrators, Directors, Managers	798	232
Transport	5,166	677
Commerce, Finance	3,222	2,294
Professional, Technical	1,581	1,773
Defence	992	20
Entertainment & Sport	453	157
Personal Service	2,393	6,974
Clerks, Typists, etc	3,235	6,495
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	1,379	824
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	454	7
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	3,888	1,664
Other & Undefined	538	125
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	5,197	25,794

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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