Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	116	11
Mining & Quarrying	5	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	32	11
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	101	59
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	3,522	455
Textiles	14	65
Leather, Fur	79	24
Textile Goods, Dress	152	356
Food, Drink, Tobacco	201	101
Wood, Cane & Cork	617	10
Paper, Printing	244	123
Other Products	277	78
Building	855	2
Painters & Decorators	505	19
Administrators, Directors, Managers	830	173
Transport	2,069	326
Commerce, Finance	2,123	1,096
Professional, Technical	1,505	851
Defence	471	3
Entertainment & Sport	239	101
Personal Service	804	2,519
Clerks, Typists, etc	2,023	3,560
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	712	726
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	197	1
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	1,571	863
Other & Undefined	223	61
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	2,255	14,613

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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