Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	200	18
Mining & Quarrying	1	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	80	52
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	101	11
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	4,104	521
Textiles	24	48
Leather, Fur	186	23
Textile Goods, Dress	194	646
Food, Drink, Tobacco	172	39
Wood, Cane & Cork	768	11
Paper, Printing	1,074	245
Other Products	243	280
Building	1,039	2
Painters & Decorators	583	18
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,441	180
Transport	2,696	437
Commerce, Finance	2,854	1,194
Professional, Technical	1,884	783
Defence	629	10
Entertainment & Sport	216	49
Personal Service	814	1,942
Clerks, Typists, etc	3,535	4,495
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	810	337
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	175	1
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	945	950
Other & Undefined	239	43
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	2,771	19,998

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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