Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	378	30
Mining & Quarrying	10	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	11	5
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	53	11
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	2,471	155
Textiles	206	204
Leather, Fur	123	89
Textile Goods, Dress	258	479
Food, Drink, Tobacco	138	34
Wood, Cane & Cork	313	8
Paper, Printing	792	186
Other Products	113	32
Building	677	1
Painters & Decorators	309	3
Administrators, Directors, Managers	688	74
Transport	1,110	147
Commerce, Finance	1,505	835
Professional, Technical	1,330	840
Defence	251	8
Entertainment & Sport	52	12
Personal Service	548	1,561
Clerks, Typists, etc	1,210	1,658
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	440	274
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	137	0
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	825	380
Other & Undefined	98	14
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	1,886	11,865

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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