Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	128	13
Mining & Quarrying	87	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	18	7
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	13	2
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	750	133
Textiles	0	1
Leather, Fur	10	0
Textile Goods, Dress	5	12
Food, Drink, Tobacco	10	8
Wood, Cane & Cork	79	1
Paper, Printing	29	25
Other Products	4	3
Building	163	0
Painters & Decorators	27	1
Administrators, Directors, Managers	119	3
Transport	172	15
Commerce, Finance	223	133
Professional, Technical	131	95
Defence	35	0
Entertainment & Sport	15	1
Personal Service	50	140
Clerks, Typists, etc	117	198
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	52	46
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	34	0
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	199	47
Other & Undefined	16	2
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	294	2,207

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'

This website exists to help people doing personal research projects on particular areas within a locality. So long as you are using our data for only a small number of units, you are not making money out of what you are doing, and you are not systematically re-publishing our data, you do not need to request permission from us, but you do need to acknowledge us as your source with the wording:

"This work is based on data provided through www.VisionofBritain.org.uk and uses historical material which is copyright of the Great Britain Historical GIS Project and the University of Portsmouth".

Where the above statement is included in a web page or similar online resource, the reference to "www.VisionofBritain.org.uk" must be a working hyperlink.

nCube definition