Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	20,175	2,319
Mining & Quarrying	4,215	55
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	919	178
Chemicals & Allied Trades	173	69
Metal Manufacture	2,834	400
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	5,511	994
Vehicles	6,676	762
Other Metal Goods	1,247	484
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	92	12
Textiles	270	334
Leather & Fur	113	30
Clothing	341	407
Food, Drink & Tobacco	2,216	713
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	569	53
Paper & Printing	478	167
Other Manufacturing	278	632
Building & Contracting	6,915	120
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,936	163
Transport & Communication	7,775	1,174
Distributive Trades	7,224	5,639
Insurance, Banking & Finance	1,376	405
Public Administration & Defence	26,555	2,866
Professional Services	3,092	5,130
Miscellaneous Services	3,475	8,129
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	102	16

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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