Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	1,922	241
Mining & Quarrying	5	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	13	2
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	3	3
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	408	8
Textiles	1	8
Leather, Fur	27	2
Textile Goods, Dress	15	41
Food, Drink, Tobacco	44	21
Wood, Cane & Cork	155	7
Paper, Printing	9	3
Other Products	11	8
Building	535	1
Painters & Decorators	131	3
Administrators, Directors, Managers	80	9
Transport	385	60
Commerce, Finance	416	277
Professional, Technical	192	284
Defence	3,852	68
Entertainment & Sport	39	9
Personal Service	222	882
Clerks, Typists, etc	164	292
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	76	13
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	101	0
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	270	35
Other & Undefined	47	29
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	1,069	5,969

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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