Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	109	8
Mining & Quarrying	15	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	7	6
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	36	4
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	1,728	92
Textiles	1,417	2,080
Leather, Fur	56	9
Textile Goods, Dress	41	310
Food, Drink, Tobacco	96	67
Wood, Cane & Cork	327	4
Paper, Printing	88	43
Other Products	50	4
Building	484	0
Painters & Decorators	249	2
Administrators, Directors, Managers	502	52
Transport	660	57
Commerce, Finance	1,266	586
Professional, Technical	499	308
Defence	149	3
Entertainment & Sport	46	3
Personal Service	291	1,029
Clerks, Typists, etc	618	856
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	517	131
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	123	1
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	777	224
Other & Undefined	87	12
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	1,296	8,267

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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