Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	5	0
Agriculture	8,229	980
Mining & Quarrying	7,026	2
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	456	37
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	953	50
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	5,283	169
Textiles	157	244
Leather, Fur	373	75
Textile Goods, Dress	182	652
Food, Drink, Tobacco	585	330
Wood, Cane & Cork	1,318	13
Paper, Printing	126	44
Other Products	152	31
Building	4,179	3
Painters & Decorators	826	25
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,045	86
Transport	4,411	304
Commerce, Finance	4,462	2,939
Professional, Technical	2,734	2,362
Defence	1,296	201
Entertainment & Sport	264	54
Personal Service	1,656	5,338
Clerks, Typists, etc	2,143	2,655
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	589	297
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	1,038	3
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	2,880	711
Other & Undefined	422	123
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	9,387	52,788

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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