Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	1	0
Agriculture	227	30
Mining & Quarrying	2	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	4	0
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	88	12
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	2,646	35
Textiles	6	4
Leather, Fur	41	0
Textile Goods, Dress	95	295
Food, Drink, Tobacco	90	37
Wood, Cane & Cork	479	2
Paper, Printing	93	41
Other Products	31	12
Building	1,030	0
Painters & Decorators	381	4
Administrators, Directors, Managers	271	30
Transport	1,373	81
Commerce, Finance	1,035	955
Professional, Technical	731	581
Defence	7,274	213
Entertainment & Sport	105	17
Personal Service	599	1,662
Clerks, Typists, etc	628	972
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	541	46
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	253	1
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	1,830	193
Other & Undefined	165	57
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	2,432	15,830

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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