Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	89	13
Mining & Quarrying	2	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	17	11
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	8	4
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	1,709	119
Textiles	1	5
Leather, Fur	66	16
Textile Goods, Dress	113	246
Food, Drink, Tobacco	157	73
Wood, Cane & Cork	274	7
Paper, Printing	134	44
Other Products	104	27
Building	483	1
Painters & Decorators	252	5
Administrators, Directors, Managers	888	190
Transport	1,166	190
Commerce, Finance	1,838	940
Professional, Technical	1,366	718
Defence	351	49
Entertainment & Sport	176	38
Personal Service	530	1,428
Clerks, Typists, etc	1,702	2,746
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	245	113
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	103	0
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	619	252
Other & Undefined	132	33
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	2,003	11,709

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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