Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	1	0
Agriculture	457	39
Mining & Quarrying	2,053	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	334	169
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	254	58
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	20,037	733
Textiles	51	90
Leather, Fur	514	247
Textile Goods, Dress	846	2,028
Food, Drink, Tobacco	988	1,072
Wood, Cane & Cork	3,260	39
Paper, Printing	798	598
Other Products	439	130
Building	5,441	14
Painters & Decorators	1,926	37
Administrators, Directors, Managers	2,664	274
Transport	11,095	829
Commerce, Finance	9,198	6,306
Professional, Technical	5,069	3,652
Defence	2,472	49
Entertainment & Sport	584	151
Personal Service	2,721	10,975
Clerks, Typists, etc	7,121	10,543
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	2,693	1,606
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	1,557	14
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	9,390	2,173
Other & Undefined	878	222
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	12,619	78,029

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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