Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	32,077	3,647
Mining & Quarrying	653	33
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	7,729	2,013
Chemicals & Allied Trades	16,692	7,118
Metal Manufacture	5,234	942
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	45,421	17,147
Vehicles	35,912	2,620
Other Metal Goods	8,418	2,553
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	3,586	1,625
Textiles	2,950	3,164
Leather & Fur	1,075	1,019
Clothing	7,289	18,462
Food, Drink & Tobacco	17,921	7,661
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	12,474	2,484
Paper & Printing	8,524	5,702
Other Manufacturing	8,435	8,368
Building & Contracting	57,073	1,317
Gas, Electricity & Water	18,033	1,163
Transport & Communication	61,665	5,219
Distributive Trades	55,285	36,069
Insurance, Banking & Finance	6,066	2,134
Public Administration & Defence	42,013	6,695
Professional Services	20,054	29,714
Miscellaneous Services	20,818	43,200
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	393	263

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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