Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	123	0
Agriculture	496	47
Mining & Quarrying	74	1
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	100	1
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	184	11
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	10,992	294
Textiles	24	32
Leather, Fur	214	20
Textile Goods, Dress	377	1,641
Food, Drink, Tobacco	594	357
Wood, Cane & Cork	2,225	22
Paper, Printing	381	112
Other Products	193	8
Building	5,333	7
Painters & Decorators	1,849	23
Administrators, Directors, Managers	985	111
Transport	7,373	395
Commerce, Finance	4,841	3,885
Professional, Technical	2,469	2,155
Defence	14,620	227
Entertainment & Sport	262	54
Personal Service	2,090	5,413
Clerks, Typists, etc	2,919	4,170
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	1,809	403
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	929	4
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	7,088	1,141
Other & Undefined	685	156
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	11,004	60,808

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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