Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	3	0
Agriculture	1,205	80
Mining & Quarrying	160	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	399	136
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	1,011	92
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	22,777	611
Textiles	105	130
Leather, Fur	1,238	515
Textile Goods, Dress	1,186	3,030
Food, Drink, Tobacco	3,397	4,161
Wood, Cane & Cork	4,218	128
Paper, Printing	4,064	2,920
Other Products	504	122
Building	8,680	15
Painters & Decorators	3,505	59
Administrators, Directors, Managers	3,915	375
Transport	18,966	1,351
Commerce, Finance	14,273	7,126
Professional, Technical	7,995	6,019
Defence	3,009	65
Entertainment & Sport	675	184
Personal Service	4,270	13,914
Clerks, Typists, etc	11,886	14,524
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	5,627	2,506
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	1,654	1
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	11,390	3,441
Other & Undefined	1,311	273
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	21,842	123,527

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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