Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	350	36
Mining & Quarrying	34	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	80	17
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	123	15
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	5,074	364
Textiles	4,399	8,406
Leather, Fur	473	120
Textile Goods, Dress	75	451
Food, Drink, Tobacco	322	209
Wood, Cane & Cork	875	31
Paper, Printing	371	347
Other Products	227	71
Building	1,273	6
Painters & Decorators	538	7
Administrators, Directors, Managers	870	79
Transport	1,820	178
Commerce, Finance	2,336	1,735
Professional, Technical	1,152	928
Defence	485	12
Entertainment & Sport	120	31
Personal Service	852	2,813
Clerks, Typists, etc	1,343	1,903
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	1,081	200
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	372	3
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	4,180	1,730
Other & Undefined	196	52
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	3,585	18,712

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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