Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	7,681	898
Mining & Quarrying	73,054	1,183
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	4,685	661
Chemicals & Allied Trades	8,317	925
Metal Manufacture	36,480	4,014
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	20,137	5,212
Vehicles	11,764	1,567
Other Metal Goods	7,654	4,653
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	1,192	731
Textiles	1,583	1,275
Leather & Fur	587	471
Clothing	2,941	8,627
Food, Drink & Tobacco	8,382	3,784
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	4,762	661
Paper & Printing	3,518	1,605
Other Manufacturing	2,932	2,980
Building & Contracting	31,324	576
Gas, Electricity & Water	7,553	636
Transport & Communication	43,214	4,021
Distributive Trades	31,932	25,843
Insurance, Banking & Finance	4,874	2,041
Public Administration & Defence	28,080	5,841
Professional Services	13,635	18,561
Miscellaneous Services	10,496	22,684
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	235	131

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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