Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	1	0
Agriculture	421	39
Mining & Quarrying	668	1
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	184	25
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	25	15
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	1,857	81
Textiles	2,074	2,747
Leather, Fur	206	25
Textile Goods, Dress	80	300
Food, Drink, Tobacco	121	80
Wood, Cane & Cork	318	17
Paper, Printing	121	279
Other Products	38	17
Building	652	2
Painters & Decorators	208	8
Administrators, Directors, Managers	353	17
Transport	1,190	72
Commerce, Finance	1,025	615
Professional, Technical	397	273
Defence	159	13
Entertainment & Sport	47	12
Personal Service	282	856
Clerks, Typists, etc	534	837
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	403	135
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	194	4
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	934	256
Other & Undefined	110	49
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	1,586	9,930

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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