Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	222	11
Mining & Quarrying	961	1
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	31	4
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	283	8
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	2,142	32
Textiles	2,829	2,936
Leather, Fur	179	60
Textile Goods, Dress	79	428
Food, Drink, Tobacco	124	53
Wood, Cane & Cork	444	6
Paper, Printing	67	26
Other Products	82	22
Building	751	1
Painters & Decorators	385	11
Administrators, Directors, Managers	455	29
Transport	1,365	116
Commerce, Finance	1,512	819
Professional, Technical	665	469
Defence	269	6
Entertainment & Sport	107	10
Personal Service	527	1,858
Clerks, Typists, etc	780	872
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	645	94
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	305	4
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	1,341	239
Other & Undefined	157	439
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	2,294	13,582

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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