Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	477	31
Mining & Quarrying	230	1
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	69	8
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	638	59
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	17,292	3,412
Textiles	102	234
Leather, Fur	261	124
Textile Goods, Dress	153	402
Food, Drink, Tobacco	344	111
Wood, Cane & Cork	1,589	28
Paper, Printing	332	267
Other Products	1,300	200
Building	2,454	7
Painters & Decorators	1,193	118
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,937	140
Transport	4,684	564
Commerce, Finance	4,054	3,225
Professional, Technical	3,025	1,775
Defence	777	25
Entertainment & Sport	256	55
Personal Service	1,253	5,371
Clerks, Typists, etc	2,696	5,007
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	1,483	960
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	743	8
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	6,242	3,172
Other & Undefined	412	87
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	5,280	39,195

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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