Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	257	16
Mining & Quarrying	6	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	206	69
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	271	43
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	9,836	663
Textiles	51	121
Leather, Fur	451	158
Textile Goods, Dress	822	3,376
Food, Drink, Tobacco	1,065	512
Wood, Cane & Cork	2,071	38
Paper, Printing	2,118	907
Other Products	480	182
Building	5,323	1
Painters & Decorators	2,448	43
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,721	371
Transport	12,058	1,358
Commerce, Finance	6,695	4,053
Professional, Technical	3,033	2,597
Defence	3,113	58
Entertainment & Sport	936	307
Personal Service	5,759	15,017
Clerks, Typists, etc	7,412	12,003
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	3,335	1,507
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	725	0
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	5,111	2,044
Other & Undefined	1,040	272
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	8,879	51,801

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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