Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	1	0
Agriculture	1,691	77
Mining & Quarrying	2,462	1
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	860	74
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	718	43
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	29,895	1,347
Textiles	2,830	4,450
Leather, Fur	2,465	963
Textile Goods, Dress	8,636	25,834
Food, Drink, Tobacco	1,745	1,042
Wood, Cane & Cork	5,133	123
Paper, Printing	2,977	1,623
Other Products	695	273
Building	7,190	13
Painters & Decorators	3,661	79
Administrators, Directors, Managers	5,489	565
Transport	15,754	1,439
Commerce, Finance	18,211	8,865
Professional, Technical	7,443	5,127
Defence	3,069	88
Entertainment & Sport	1,028	225
Personal Service	5,147	17,812
Clerks, Typists, etc	10,408	15,505
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	5,367	2,321
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	2,355	24
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	13,721	4,091
Other & Undefined	1,459	410
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	20,587	121,495

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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