Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	33	4
Mining & Quarrying	3	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	72	9
Chemicals & Allied Trades	158	144
Metal Manufacture	51	8
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	843	227
Vehicles	4,271	374
Other Metal Goods	701	534
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	39	7
Textiles	9	3
Leather & Fur	3	2
Clothing	74	119
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,462	1,566
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	629	157
Paper & Printing	131	47
Other Manufacturing	42	18
Building & Contracting	1,862	145
Gas, Electricity & Water	957	75
Transport & Communication	1,676	152
Distributive Trades	1,441	1,092
Insurance, Banking & Finance	146	52
Public Administration & Defence	630	140
Professional Services	661	870
Miscellaneous Services	448	1,128
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	6	1

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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