Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	991	119
Mining & Quarrying	2	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	50	11
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	156	5
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	1,888	109
Textiles	5	16
Leather, Fur	154	127
Textile Goods, Dress	94	609
Food, Drink, Tobacco	108	21
Wood, Cane & Cork	594	23
Paper, Printing	187	37
Other Products	96	70
Building	1,538	2
Painters & Decorators	379	10
Administrators, Directors, Managers	286	34
Transport	1,309	125
Commerce, Finance	1,237	627
Professional, Technical	545	346
Defence	261	6
Entertainment & Sport	69	17
Personal Service	362	987
Clerks, Typists, etc	972	1,145
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	300	98
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	232	0
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	938	281
Other & Undefined	139	36
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	2,926	12,898

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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