Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	6,390	558
Mining & Quarrying	59	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	536	20
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	35	0
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	2,433	150
Textiles	33	89
Leather, Fur	86	91
Textile Goods, Dress	46	204
Food, Drink, Tobacco	285	168
Wood, Cane & Cork	603	29
Paper, Printing	108	75
Other Products	69	37
Building	1,706	0
Painters & Decorators	366	7
Administrators, Directors, Managers	385	32
Transport	1,852	182
Commerce, Finance	1,449	974
Professional, Technical	785	627
Defence	3,226	89
Entertainment & Sport	57	7
Personal Service	754	1,839
Clerks, Typists, etc	804	1,229
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	333	146
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	336	1
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	1,956	455
Other & Undefined	121	35
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	3,147	18,779

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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