Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	1	0
Agriculture	10,375	637
Mining & Quarrying	293	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	1,343	66
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	558	24
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	22,115	2,077
Textiles	222	317
Leather, Fur	826	362
Textile Goods, Dress	1,831	6,125
Food, Drink, Tobacco	1,168	533
Wood, Cane & Cork	3,319	75
Paper, Printing	1,370	782
Other Products	584	206
Building	5,558	9
Painters & Decorators	2,324	76
Administrators, Directors, Managers	2,910	256
Transport	7,300	803
Commerce, Finance	7,856	4,711
Professional, Technical	5,219	3,169
Defence	7,779	162
Entertainment & Sport	404	54
Personal Service	2,992	8,745
Clerks, Typists, etc	5,161	8,282
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	3,228	1,348
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	1,305	10
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	10,685	3,435
Other & Undefined	850	169
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	12,796	41,521

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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