Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	368	16
Mining & Quarrying	1	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	77	10
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	36	8
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	3,326	190
Textiles	11	16
Leather, Fur	82	8
Textile Goods, Dress	221	341
Food, Drink, Tobacco	123	28
Wood, Cane & Cork	581	2
Paper, Printing	355	45
Other Products	153	36
Building	773	0
Painters & Decorators	429	3
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,798	223
Transport	1,828	334
Commerce, Finance	2,805	1,172
Professional, Technical	2,199	1,037
Defence	986	76
Entertainment & Sport	203	34
Personal Service	631	1,942
Clerks, Typists, etc	2,972	3,350
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	468	166
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	141	1
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	751	358
Other & Undefined	176	40
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	2,434	18,520

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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