Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	130	14
Mining & Quarrying	9	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	249	44
Chemicals & Allied Trades	874	559
Metal Manufacture	601	105
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	5,621	1,894
Vehicles	2,466	689
Other Metal Goods	1,265	269
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	1,854	473
Textiles	98	158
Leather & Fur	79	76
Clothing	534	1,006
Food, Drink & Tobacco	2,147	1,126
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	1,040	279
Paper & Printing	1,235	887
Other Manufacturing	1,127	1,123
Building & Contracting	9,626	340
Gas, Electricity & Water	2,512	308
Transport & Communication	6,959	911
Distributive Trades	8,430	6,588
Insurance, Banking & Finance	1,347	515
Public Administration & Defence	4,274	1,098
Professional Services	4,054	6,657
Miscellaneous Services	4,119	9,714
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	139	59

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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