Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	17,192	1,581
Mining & Quarrying	12,199	14
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	2,309	627
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	3,090	505
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	185,626	34,964
Textiles	1,355	4,560
Leather, Fur	2,328	1,286
Textile Goods, Dress	4,110	9,939
Food, Drink, Tobacco	5,555	2,556
Wood, Cane & Cork	18,733	546
Paper, Printing	4,959	3,248
Other Products	7,907	3,064
Building	25,931	76
Painters & Decorators	13,637	1,618
Administrators, Directors, Managers	20,675	1,726
Transport	44,090	7,102
Commerce, Finance	49,277	32,541
Professional, Technical	33,655	20,292
Defence	15,473	436
Entertainment & Sport	2,940	719
Personal Service	14,658	57,466
Clerks, Typists, etc	34,813	67,622
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	20,604	12,185
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	7,242	60
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	65,967	34,399
Other & Undefined	4,261	998
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	62,332	342,369

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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