Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	1	0
Agriculture	2,093	297
Mining & Quarrying	65	1
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	3	3
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	16	1
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	360	1
Textiles	37	58
Leather, Fur	57	26
Textile Goods, Dress	9	31
Food, Drink, Tobacco	46	42
Wood, Cane & Cork	246	11
Paper, Printing	143	82
Other Products	18	5
Building	354	1
Painters & Decorators	64	1
Administrators, Directors, Managers	96	7
Transport	373	34
Commerce, Finance	382	204
Professional, Technical	251	227
Defence	54	3
Entertainment & Sport	7	5
Personal Service	177	751
Clerks, Typists, etc	178	229
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	55	17
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	51	1
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	234	37
Other & Undefined	27	9
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	1,092	5,331

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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