Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	11,125	915
Mining & Quarrying	210	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	100	7
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	138	2
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	13,159	339
Textiles	473	499
Leather, Fur	292	27
Textile Goods, Dress	805	1,548
Food, Drink, Tobacco	871	294
Wood, Cane & Cork	2,660	32
Paper, Printing	1,207	457
Other Products	177	36
Building	6,156	10
Painters & Decorators	2,149	19
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,922	235
Transport	7,274	791
Commerce, Finance	6,535	4,146
Professional, Technical	5,343	4,849
Defence	10,988	350
Entertainment & Sport	492	105
Personal Service	4,161	11,268
Clerks, Typists, etc	4,236	7,126
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	2,940	469
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	1,047	2
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	7,864	1,122
Other & Undefined	657	225
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	14,021	26,750

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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