Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	60	0
Agriculture	1,281	149
Mining & Quarrying	165	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	91	13
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	800	33
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	4,928	160
Textiles	124	169
Leather, Fur	270	167
Textile Goods, Dress	358	936
Food, Drink, Tobacco	1,004	477
Wood, Cane & Cork	1,575	53
Paper, Printing	302	68
Other Products	255	259
Building	2,345	1
Painters & Decorators	1,413	39
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,362	211
Transport	4,654	446
Commerce, Finance	6,539	4,324
Professional, Technical	1,870	1,301
Defence	893	25
Entertainment & Sport	1,040	279
Personal Service	4,844	9,689
Clerks, Typists, etc	3,172	3,883
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	700	608
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	356	0
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	2,523	672
Other & Undefined	561	183
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	9,676	45,667

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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