Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	1,013	209
Mining & Quarrying	91	1
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	239	16
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	541	6
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	3,338	52
Textiles	15	24
Leather, Fur	629	671
Textile Goods, Dress	75	220
Food, Drink, Tobacco	320	68
Wood, Cane & Cork	622	35
Paper, Printing	671	275
Other Products	118	25
Building	1,487	1
Painters & Decorators	441	9
Administrators, Directors, Managers	486	38
Transport	5,677	290
Commerce, Finance	1,614	1,111
Professional, Technical	963	766
Defence	1,704	55
Entertainment & Sport	123	17
Personal Service	593	2,171
Clerks, Typists, etc	1,840	2,091
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	616	244
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	894	5
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	3,480	769
Other & Undefined	194	48
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	3,052	21,362

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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