Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	870	68
Mining & Quarrying	3	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	53	11
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	19	6
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	2,072	143
Textiles	4	5
Leather, Fur	56	3
Textile Goods, Dress	60	144
Food, Drink, Tobacco	94	55
Wood, Cane & Cork	373	5
Paper, Printing	175	61
Other Products	70	47
Building	768	0
Painters & Decorators	398	3
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,313	152
Transport	1,006	169
Commerce, Finance	2,319	766
Professional, Technical	1,813	763
Defence	385	8
Entertainment & Sport	169	45
Personal Service	500	2,290
Clerks, Typists, etc	1,718	2,172
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	238	101
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	120	0
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	671	280
Other & Undefined	154	21
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	2,297	15,252

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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