Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	15,137	2,036
Mining & Quarrying	1,161	122
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	2,461	1,221
Chemicals & Allied Trades	3,267	653
Metal Manufacture	16,889	3,147
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	14,198	3,160
Vehicles	8,744	2,461
Other Metal Goods	13,875	7,609
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	447	195
Textiles	5,943	5,294
Leather & Fur	563	410
Clothing	1,440	3,664
Food, Drink & Tobacco	3,063	1,860
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	1,750	584
Paper & Printing	1,155	792
Other Manufacturing	1,177	1,744
Building & Contracting	11,313	303
Gas, Electricity & Water	3,623	637
Transport & Communication	9,376	1,513
Distributive Trades	13,060	11,220
Insurance, Banking & Finance	1,489	604
Public Administration & Defence	11,615	2,526
Professional Services	5,308	8,359
Miscellaneous Services	5,914	13,430
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	122	52

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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