Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	10,284	1,256
Mining & Quarrying	225	11
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	959	100
Chemicals & Allied Trades	2,991	837
Metal Manufacture	235	67
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	5,333	1,483
Vehicles	7,296	949
Other Metal Goods	1,663	536
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	487	189
Textiles	147	76
Leather & Fur	291	84
Clothing	879	1,448
Food, Drink & Tobacco	5,116	2,910
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	2,152	366
Paper & Printing	2,849	1,051
Other Manufacturing	883	473
Building & Contracting	13,882	270
Gas, Electricity & Water	2,899	376
Transport & Communication	10,418	1,519
Distributive Trades	12,298	8,833
Insurance, Banking & Finance	1,767	934
Public Administration & Defence	24,268	4,649
Professional Services	6,146	9,216
Miscellaneous Services	8,303	13,171
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	127	50

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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