Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	192	72
Mining & Quarrying	141	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	44	0
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	172	0
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	5,170	93
Textiles	3	8
Leather, Fur	46	36
Textile Goods, Dress	25	200
Food, Drink, Tobacco	63	85
Wood, Cane & Cork	447	0
Paper, Printing	38	22
Other Products	29	0
Building	1,529	0
Painters & Decorators	271	19
Administrators, Directors, Managers	373	24
Transport	1,828	233
Commerce, Finance	951	1,150
Professional, Technical	829	511
Defence	285	10
Entertainment & Sport	85	27
Personal Service	348	1,364
Clerks, Typists, etc	1,006	1,044
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	212	54
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	1,421	18
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	3,306	230
Other & Undefined	82	17
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	1,587	14,717

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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