Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	9,769	694
Mining & Quarrying	64	3
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	732	40
Chemicals & Allied Trades	457	72
Metal Manufacture	12	2
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	2,567	1,585
Vehicles	2,079	163
Other Metal Goods	124	12
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	797	210
Textiles	53	120
Leather & Fur	246	77
Clothing	334	410
Food, Drink & Tobacco	2,199	1,240
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	608	178
Paper & Printing	1,375	578
Other Manufacturing	232	105
Building & Contracting	5,694	117
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,040	97
Transport & Communication	4,400	730
Distributive Trades	4,969	3,254
Insurance, Banking & Finance	679	331
Public Administration & Defence	6,714	1,294
Professional Services	5,167	4,671
Miscellaneous Services	3,686	4,789
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	78	43

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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