Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	672	53
Mining & Quarrying	68	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	19	1
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	59	0
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	3,316	74
Textiles	60	55
Leather, Fur	90	17
Textile Goods, Dress	163	607
Food, Drink, Tobacco	284	69
Wood, Cane & Cork	1,005	7
Paper, Printing	593	437
Other Products	367	36
Building	1,685	1
Painters & Decorators	756	2
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,012	88
Transport	2,297	228
Commerce, Finance	2,449	1,777
Professional, Technical	2,327	1,688
Defence	665	12
Entertainment & Sport	129	46
Personal Service	1,000	3,483
Clerks, Typists, etc	2,087	2,788
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	667	143
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	274	2
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	1,444	293
Other & Undefined	246	55
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	3,905	23,900

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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