Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	219	18
Mining & Quarrying	8	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	225	52
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	362	39
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	7,417	497
Textiles	42	82
Leather, Fur	526	271
Textile Goods, Dress	585	3,161
Food, Drink, Tobacco	834	463
Wood, Cane & Cork	1,975	77
Paper, Printing	2,060	953
Other Products	372	223
Building	4,443	2
Painters & Decorators	2,083	22
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,257	212
Transport	9,587	918
Commerce, Finance	5,245	2,895
Professional, Technical	2,241	1,891
Defence	1,571	30
Entertainment & Sport	320	97
Personal Service	3,112	9,940
Clerks, Typists, etc	5,349	8,500
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	2,659	1,565
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	639	6
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	4,145	1,783
Other & Undefined	756	198
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	6,665	41,779

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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