Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	7,481	988
Mining & Quarrying	8,356	83
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	1,302	90
Chemicals & Allied Trades	1,962	242
Metal Manufacture	1,449	46
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	578	284
Vehicles	1,177	134
Other Metal Goods	485	191
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	79	18
Textiles	714	680
Leather & Fur	305	99
Clothing	259	426
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,199	568
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	586	102
Paper & Printing	189	95
Other Manufacturing	66	27
Building & Contracting	4,246	67
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,135	215
Transport & Communication	3,508	391
Distributive Trades	4,652	3,454
Insurance, Banking & Finance	883	204
Public Administration & Defence	3,401	865
Professional Services	2,406	3,329
Miscellaneous Services	2,033	4,145
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	62	25

Date:	Source:
1951	1951 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 2 , 'Industries (Minimum List) and Status Aggregates. Occupied Males and Females aged 15 and over', for 'Con, AC, CB, MetB, Urban Areas with population of 50,000 or more'

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