Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	270	18
Mining & Quarrying	3,684	18
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	49	21
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	42	19
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	2,124	231
Textiles	1,209	3,567
Leather, Fur	60	46
Textile Goods, Dress	39	321
Food, Drink, Tobacco	168	127
Wood, Cane & Cork	330	18
Paper, Printing	27	22
Other Products	96	49
Building	818	1
Painters & Decorators	241	9
Administrators, Directors, Managers	223	19
Transport	1,103	120
Commerce, Finance	1,065	811
Professional, Technical	476	354
Defence	259	12
Entertainment & Sport	55	11
Personal Service	355	1,255
Clerks, Typists, etc	591	935
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	555	168
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	429	3
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	1,529	831
Other & Undefined	124	23
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	1,834	10,876

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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