Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	2	0
Agriculture	679	42
Mining & Quarrying	8	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	97	18
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	39	3
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	3,005	86
Textiles	8	26
Leather, Fur	141	73
Textile Goods, Dress	225	606
Food, Drink, Tobacco	298	96
Wood, Cane & Cork	767	35
Paper, Printing	387	236
Other Products	103	21
Building	1,744	5
Painters & Decorators	551	17
Administrators, Directors, Managers	675	62
Transport	3,267	302
Commerce, Finance	2,840	1,577
Professional, Technical	1,397	1,347
Defence	696	11
Entertainment & Sport	113	31
Personal Service	939	3,223
Clerks, Typists, etc	2,000	2,373
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	799	144
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	216	0
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	1,113	242
Other & Undefined	242	70
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	4,585	22,045

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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