Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	226	12
Mining & Quarrying	1	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	199	42
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	384	9
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	8,675	1,468
Textiles	20	39
Leather, Fur	209	27
Textile Goods, Dress	272	791
Food, Drink, Tobacco	385	120
Wood, Cane & Cork	1,295	35
Paper, Printing	592	133
Other Products	260	83
Building	2,615	1
Painters & Decorators	1,246	44
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,553	222
Transport	5,273	577
Commerce, Finance	3,975	2,408
Professional, Technical	3,313	1,699
Defence	4,900	132
Entertainment & Sport	226	54
Personal Service	1,391	4,622
Clerks, Typists, etc	4,868	6,956
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	1,425	514
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	865	1
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	4,760	1,666
Other & Undefined	415	85
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	6,694	38,365

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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