Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	1	0
Agriculture	585	79
Mining & Quarrying	3	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	47	1
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	31	0
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	2,720	82
Textiles	7	66
Leather, Fur	66	5
Textile Goods, Dress	208	769
Food, Drink, Tobacco	227	77
Wood, Cane & Cork	457	2
Paper, Printing	294	118
Other Products	45	10
Building	931	0
Painters & Decorators	439	1
Administrators, Directors, Managers	408	36
Transport	1,522	147
Commerce, Finance	1,733	946
Professional, Technical	1,059	941
Defence	3,734	27
Entertainment & Sport	83	21
Personal Service	686	2,013
Clerks, Typists, etc	1,121	1,422
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	564	139
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	253	8
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	1,011	122
Other & Undefined	124	31
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	3,680	16,401

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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