Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	997	59
Mining & Quarrying	895	1
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	229	72
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	286	12
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	16,692	1,063
Textiles	5,093	11,105
Leather, Fur	6,916	5,416
Textile Goods, Dress	836	7,860
Food, Drink, Tobacco	916	223
Wood, Cane & Cork	2,659	52
Paper, Printing	1,720	707
Other Products	1,338	469
Building	4,221	5
Painters & Decorators	2,069	38
Administrators, Directors, Managers	3,224	315
Transport	7,431	775
Commerce, Finance	9,767	4,880
Professional, Technical	4,005	2,922
Defence	1,620	27
Entertainment & Sport	456	81
Personal Service	2,973	7,801
Clerks, Typists, etc	5,316	8,562
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	3,990	1,689
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	796	7
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	6,115	2,227
Other & Undefined	668	154
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	11,347	62,962

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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