Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	7	0
Agriculture	505	76
Mining & Quarrying	13	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	55	9
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	696	78
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	9,083	193
Textiles	43	120
Leather, Fur	207	49
Textile Goods, Dress	173	701
Food, Drink, Tobacco	459	334
Wood, Cane & Cork	1,265	27
Paper, Printing	315	270
Other Products	191	55
Building	2,791	6
Painters & Decorators	901	12
Administrators, Directors, Managers	936	102
Transport	9,197	431
Commerce, Finance	3,490	3,121
Professional, Technical	1,892	1,741
Defence	1,254	19
Entertainment & Sport	189	29
Personal Service	1,058	4,699
Clerks, Typists, etc	2,924	4,843
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	786	890
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	876	3
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	5,229	1,019
Other & Undefined	444	134
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	5,612	38,013

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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