Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	27	1
Mining & Quarrying	18	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	122	66
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	37	5
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	5,023	1,235
Textiles	9	9
Leather, Fur	99	158
Textile Goods, Dress	28	61
Food, Drink, Tobacco	53	22
Wood, Cane & Cork	215	7
Paper, Printing	39	66
Other Products	49	15
Building	477	1
Painters & Decorators	202	13
Administrators, Directors, Managers	199	8
Transport	628	71
Commerce, Finance	524	564
Professional, Technical	347	190
Defence	163	10
Entertainment & Sport	29	4
Personal Service	174	845
Clerks, Typists, etc	387	936
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	285	256
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	319	2
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	1,848	866
Other & Undefined	55	9
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	815	7,380

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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