Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	20	4
Mining & Quarrying	9	5
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	445	173
Chemicals & Allied Trades	814	645
Metal Manufacture	94	45
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	6,179	2,612
Vehicles	333	131
Other Metal Goods	839	233
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	3,235	1,347
Textiles	177	114
Leather & Fur	141	118
Clothing	760	841
Food, Drink & Tobacco	385	282
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	703	214
Paper & Printing	4,869	2,826
Other Manufacturing	605	382
Building & Contracting	4,752	352
Gas, Electricity & Water	288	25
Transport & Communication	6,560	1,172
Distributive Trades	6,964	3,743
Insurance, Banking & Finance	3,710	2,621
Public Administration & Defence	6,611	3,711
Professional Services	10,700	8,455
Miscellaneous Services	5,510	7,413
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	30	42

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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