Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	787,692	89,603
Mining & Quarrying	598,887	10,364
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	211,195	69,355
Chemicals & Allied Trades	272,597	104,066
Metal Manufacture	377,500	50,399
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,210,652	315,563
Vehicles	787,074	112,341
Other Metal Goods	283,432	143,076
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	95,486	42,661
Textiles	382,547	469,844
Leather & Fur	45,636	25,110
Clothing	220,043	435,662
Food, Drink & Tobacco	390,519	231,426
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	231,154	46,314
Paper & Printing	297,212	158,097
Other Manufacturing	139,954	93,845
Building & Contracting	1,135,548	32,590
Gas, Electricity & Water	286,289	27,627
Transport & Communication	1,254,004	178,406
Distributive Trades	1,314,777	971,800
Insurance, Banking & Finance	253,358	135,462
Public Administration & Defence	1,261,034	236,613
Professional Services	538,161	751,556
Miscellaneous Services	602,215	1,174,436
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	10,385	5,520

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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