Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	1	0
Agriculture	1,627	182
Mining & Quarrying	5	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	30	7
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	13	3
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	1,335	49
Textiles	0	3
Leather, Fur	40	8
Textile Goods, Dress	54	132
Food, Drink, Tobacco	113	36
Wood, Cane & Cork	325	8
Paper, Printing	90	22
Other Products	46	13
Building	598	1
Painters & Decorators	221	5
Administrators, Directors, Managers	476	48
Transport	808	85
Commerce, Finance	1,021	438
Professional, Technical	813	451
Defence	3,353	59
Entertainment & Sport	67	17
Personal Service	362	1,145
Clerks, Typists, etc	664	953
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	211	133
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	124	0
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	413	210
Other & Undefined	76	25
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	1,741	10,026

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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