Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	16,781	1,976
Mining & Quarrying	958	2
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	1,544	820
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	960	32
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	42,072	6,535
Textiles	3,184	3,628
Leather, Fur	943	432
Textile Goods, Dress	1,026	3,508
Food, Drink, Tobacco	1,578	626
Wood, Cane & Cork	4,768	223
Paper, Printing	973	559
Other Products	702	645
Building	8,709	22
Painters & Decorators	3,110	284
Administrators, Directors, Managers	5,638	414
Transport	12,883	1,380
Commerce, Finance	12,550	8,584
Professional, Technical	8,793	5,689
Defence	5,842	150
Entertainment & Sport	697	186
Personal Service	4,164	16,741
Clerks, Typists, etc	8,536	14,751
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	4,650	3,103
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	2,501	27
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	16,992	7,130
Other & Undefined	1,240	335
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	20,064	42,203

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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