Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	2,652	0
Agriculture	768	75
Mining & Quarrying	59	1
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	230	23
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	1,308	174
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	13,095	1,397
Textiles	185	814
Leather, Fur	541	139
Textile Goods, Dress	475	1,254
Food, Drink, Tobacco	2,354	1,077
Wood, Cane & Cork	3,867	348
Paper, Printing	879	940
Other Products	377	155
Building	5,714	12
Painters & Decorators	1,954	33
Administrators, Directors, Managers	1,682	138
Transport	20,290	634
Commerce, Finance	7,705	5,731
Professional, Technical	3,160	2,417
Defence	2,313	42
Entertainment & Sport	387	83
Personal Service	2,363	8,276
Clerks, Typists, etc	5,803	6,685
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	2,227	1,980
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	1,583	5
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	10,014	3,298
Other & Undefined	819	146
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	11,637	82,394

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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