Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	152	0
Agriculture	404	14
Mining & Quarrying	21	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	21	4
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	17	4
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	1,231	41
Textiles	9	25
Leather, Fur	74	0
Textile Goods, Dress	92	364
Food, Drink, Tobacco	218	65
Wood, Cane & Cork	551	7
Paper, Printing	121	99
Other Products	43	6
Building	1,109	2
Painters & Decorators	441	4
Administrators, Directors, Managers	409	50
Transport	1,448	112
Commerce, Finance	1,713	1,252
Professional, Technical	508	562
Defence	476	56
Entertainment & Sport	190	15
Personal Service	1,359	3,099
Clerks, Typists, etc	580	800
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	191	42
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	92	11
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	648	92
Other & Undefined	191	29
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	2,652	13,874

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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