Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	520	28
Mining & Quarrying	176	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	133	4
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	107	9
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	6,729	447
Textiles	3,304	5,867
Leather, Fur	237	110
Textile Goods, Dress	243	1,411
Food, Drink, Tobacco	535	333
Wood, Cane & Cork	882	38
Paper, Printing	220	96
Other Products	163	51
Building	1,116	5
Painters & Decorators	648	17
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,151	120
Transport	2,418	191
Commerce, Finance	2,802	1,790
Professional, Technical	1,314	941
Defence	508	8
Entertainment & Sport	128	47
Personal Service	948	3,128
Clerks, Typists, etc	1,343	2,220
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	1,136	481
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	455	3
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	3,477	1,073
Other & Undefined	224	25
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	4,300	24,407

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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