Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	529	122
Mining & Quarrying	5	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	367	38
Chemicals & Allied Trades	168	208
Metal Manufacture	127	8
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	2,195	450
Vehicles	1,805	150
Other Metal Goods	854	351
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	102	14
Textiles	31	35
Leather & Fur	20	41
Clothing	494	984
Food, Drink & Tobacco	3,299	2,218
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	871	76
Paper & Printing	1,242	672
Other Manufacturing	82	96
Building & Contracting	2,961	70
Gas, Electricity & Water	908	76
Transport & Communication	4,984	673
Distributive Trades	5,955	4,108
Insurance, Banking & Finance	847	588
Public Administration & Defence	3,346	1,193
Professional Services	1,858	2,987
Miscellaneous Services	1,374	3,093
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	22	9

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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