Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	29,108	2,462
Mining & Quarrying	1,126	18
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	1,481	64
Chemicals & Allied Trades	2,692	351
Metal Manufacture	14,270	1,055
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	14,568	1,614
Vehicles	6,532	948
Other Metal Goods	1,228	55
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	169	13
Textiles	386	1,032
Leather & Fur	164	98
Clothing	631	1,346
Food, Drink & Tobacco	5,596	3,501
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	2,459	313
Paper & Printing	1,277	418
Other Manufacturing	215	78
Building & Contracting	13,852	221
Gas, Electricity & Water	2,122	164
Transport & Communication	15,704	2,048
Distributive Trades	15,606	10,818
Insurance, Banking & Finance	1,600	588
Public Administration & Defence	16,107	1,735
Professional Services	4,385	5,801
Miscellaneous Services	5,346	11,453
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	126	45

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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