Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	42,299	3,536
Mining & Quarrying	373	13
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	439	56
Chemicals & Allied Trades	869	119
Metal Manufacture	327	28
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	7,417	1,940
Vehicles	5,155	432
Other Metal Goods	1,121	228
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	293	96
Textiles	793	1,071
Leather & Fur	288	135
Clothing	5,816	7,262
Food, Drink & Tobacco	8,180	3,543
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	3,441	377
Paper & Printing	1,987	1,201
Other Manufacturing	769	479
Building & Contracting	18,631	335
Gas, Electricity & Water	3,050	293
Transport & Communication	13,690	1,786
Distributive Trades	17,118	10,514
Insurance, Banking & Finance	2,915	1,362
Public Administration & Defence	25,016	2,227
Professional Services	5,704	7,734
Miscellaneous Services	10,852	13,647
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	228	62

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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