Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	76,049	10,405
Mining & Quarrying	130,478	1,788
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	10,080	1,134
Chemicals & Allied Trades	18,040	2,607
Metal Manufacture	73,525	6,469
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	30,710	7,890
Vehicles	27,439	4,493
Other Metal Goods	11,742	6,850
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	2,770	1,988
Textiles	10,794	4,813
Leather & Fur	1,163	694
Clothing	5,026	12,761
Food, Drink & Tobacco	16,647	7,349
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	8,176	1,011
Paper & Printing	5,561	2,371
Other Manufacturing	3,952	4,064
Building & Contracting	67,773	1,077
Gas, Electricity & Water	15,301	1,476
Transport & Communication	83,076	8,147
Distributive Trades	64,540	50,174
Insurance, Banking & Finance	10,364	3,320
Public Administration & Defence	65,244	10,978
Professional Services	30,175	39,322
Miscellaneous Services	25,513	54,531
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	779	308

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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