Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	1	0
Agriculture	855	47
Mining & Quarrying	10	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	263	101
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	208	36
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	11,798	1,271
Textiles	39	115
Leather, Fur	419	170
Textile Goods, Dress	543	1,475
Food, Drink, Tobacco	688	263
Wood, Cane & Cork	2,450	77
Paper, Printing	1,620	358
Other Products	444	256
Building	5,853	5
Painters & Decorators	2,755	120
Administrators, Directors, Managers	4,096	577
Transport	7,814	1,079
Commerce, Finance	10,352	4,907
Professional, Technical	5,690	3,434
Defence	1,934	40
Entertainment & Sport	520	156
Personal Service	2,600	8,321
Clerks, Typists, etc	9,385	12,598
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	1,854	955
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	651	2
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	3,781	2,160
Other & Undefined	668	132
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	10,975	69,728

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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