Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	21	0
Agriculture	421	59
Mining & Quarrying	3,897	1
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	580	190
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	124	3
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	15,094	897
Textiles	56	181
Leather, Fur	159	35
Textile Goods, Dress	523	3,083
Food, Drink, Tobacco	512	648
Wood, Cane & Cork	2,759	23
Paper, Printing	318	232
Other Products	179	84
Building	3,746	6
Painters & Decorators	1,274	58
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,036	91
Transport	5,704	315
Commerce, Finance	3,931	3,803
Professional, Technical	2,209	2,090
Defence	973	16
Entertainment & Sport	233	62
Personal Service	1,271	5,295
Clerks, Typists, etc	2,238	3,335
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	732	720
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	869	2
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	6,213	1,599
Other & Undefined	453	119
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	7,293	49,147

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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