Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	142	8
Mining & Quarrying	1	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	349	376
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	169	23
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	5,869	820
Textiles	51	132
Leather, Fur	519	423
Textile Goods, Dress	797	3,102
Food, Drink, Tobacco	363	85
Wood, Cane & Cork	2,936	136
Paper, Printing	1,220	403
Other Products	690	878
Building	2,316	7
Painters & Decorators	1,691	231
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,175	140
Transport	4,849	528
Commerce, Finance	4,045	1,879
Professional, Technical	1,531	917
Defence	877	12
Entertainment & Sport	209	74
Personal Service	1,353	3,078
Clerks, Typists, etc	3,608	5,257
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	1,316	789
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	384	6
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	2,835	1,707
Other & Undefined	277	57
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	4,609	30,179

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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