Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	179	6
Mining & Quarrying	1	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	42	10
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	53	3
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	2,214	165
Textiles	3	33
Leather, Fur	55	12
Textile Goods, Dress	77	195
Food, Drink, Tobacco	107	64
Wood, Cane & Cork	371	6
Paper, Printing	205	79
Other Products	95	25
Building	780	1
Painters & Decorators	423	5
Administrators, Directors, Managers	572	89
Transport	1,176	164
Commerce, Finance	1,658	958
Professional, Technical	1,037	717
Defence	350	46
Entertainment & Sport	123	36
Personal Service	586	1,925
Clerks, Typists, etc	1,284	1,974
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	370	109
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	131	0
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	717	424
Other & Undefined	122	31
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	1,795	11,001

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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