Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	409	40
Mining & Quarrying	7	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	195	156
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	34	2
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	4,278	423
Textiles	27	96
Leather, Fur	311	140
Textile Goods, Dress	271	758
Food, Drink, Tobacco	229	79
Wood, Cane & Cork	560	24
Paper, Printing	177	90
Other Products	66	23
Building	1,082	5
Painters & Decorators	519	31
Administrators, Directors, Managers	600	64
Transport	2,205	176
Commerce, Finance	1,877	1,227
Professional, Technical	1,000	790
Defence	381	12
Entertainment & Sport	114	32
Personal Service	688	2,498
Clerks, Typists, etc	1,410	2,398
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	601	513
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	255	1
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	1,621	512
Other & Undefined	198	43
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	2,446	15,117

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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