Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	528	26
Mining & Quarrying	9	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	34	3
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	91	1
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	4,527	416
Textiles	48	35
Leather, Fur	6,337	4,617
Textile Goods, Dress	395	1,665
Food, Drink, Tobacco	396	93
Wood, Cane & Cork	1,039	17
Paper, Printing	458	312
Other Products	184	68
Building	1,948	2
Painters & Decorators	870	25
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,050	109
Transport	2,680	325
Commerce, Finance	3,474	1,875
Professional, Technical	1,400	1,248
Defence	613	14
Entertainment & Sport	179	45
Personal Service	1,072	2,830
Clerks, Typists, etc	2,089	2,949
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	1,164	512
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	316	1
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	2,297	930
Other & Undefined	262	55
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	4,454	26,232

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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