Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	34	0
Agriculture	20,873	1,676
Mining & Quarrying	3,831	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	900	176
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	1,497	152
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	50,621	2,188
Textiles	697	1,332
Leather, Fur	2,468	1,117
Textile Goods, Dress	1,872	5,197
Food, Drink, Tobacco	5,426	4,805
Wood, Cane & Cork	9,801	349
Paper, Printing	5,494	3,809
Other Products	1,239	379
Building	19,215	36
Painters & Decorators	6,719	139
Administrators, Directors, Managers	7,861	734
Transport	32,390	2,729
Commerce, Finance	25,901	14,667
Professional, Technical	16,766	12,339
Defence	14,120	575
Entertainment & Sport	1,256	309
Personal Service	8,921	30,720
Clerks, Typists, etc	19,940	26,903
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	9,727	4,217
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	3,688	5
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	22,973	7,166
Other & Undefined	2,659	662
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	45,702	159,290

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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