Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	1	0
Agriculture	192	11
Mining & Quarrying	1	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	89	23
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	24	10
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	2,842	242
Textiles	25	50
Leather, Fur	163	91
Textile Goods, Dress	716	1,617
Food, Drink, Tobacco	201	60
Wood, Cane & Cork	511	11
Paper, Printing	274	105
Other Products	159	79
Building	1,055	2
Painters & Decorators	622	16
Administrators, Directors, Managers	2,098	741
Transport	2,380	487
Commerce, Finance	4,498	2,282
Professional, Technical	4,237	4,054
Defence	626	51
Entertainment & Sport	790	550
Personal Service	1,869	6,384
Clerks, Typists, etc	3,008	6,975
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	579	274
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	145	0
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	989	459
Other & Undefined	375	158
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	4,304	23,808

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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