Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	12,264	1,627
Mining & Quarrying	8,451	240
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	793	41
Chemicals & Allied Trades	3,161	286
Metal Manufacture	4,456	298
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	3,844	447
Vehicles	5,713	545
Other Metal Goods	711	807
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	152	71
Textiles	1,833	2,423
Leather & Fur	630	266
Clothing	976	2,854
Food, Drink & Tobacco	2,446	2,678
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	1,290	126
Paper & Printing	1,055	504
Other Manufacturing	622	476
Building & Contracting	9,641	219
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,824	130
Transport & Communication	9,099	903
Distributive Trades	6,992	5,587
Insurance, Banking & Finance	1,143	399
Public Administration & Defence	9,514	1,383
Professional Services	2,710	3,945
Miscellaneous Services	2,986	7,096
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	51	31

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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