Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	163	1
Agriculture	559	45
Mining & Quarrying	979	1
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	150	10
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	484	27
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	10,687	658
Textiles	12	24
Leather, Fur	167	8
Textile Goods, Dress	296	1,280
Food, Drink, Tobacco	565	196
Wood, Cane & Cork	1,287	19
Paper, Printing	202	77
Other Products	255	306
Building	4,276	5
Painters & Decorators	907	29
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,163	96
Transport	7,994	351
Commerce, Finance	4,558	3,175
Professional, Technical	2,611	1,853
Defence	933	14
Entertainment & Sport	243	62
Personal Service	1,147	4,178
Clerks, Typists, etc	2,842	3,156
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	1,076	313
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	1,560	24
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	6,267	1,510
Other & Undefined	465	107
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	8,054	47,964

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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