Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	33,444	3,534
Mining & Quarrying	144,021	1,395
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	19,812	3,218
Chemicals & Allied Trades	20,195	5,983
Metal Manufacture	81,084	9,171
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	98,753	22,121
Vehicles	48,618	5,083
Other Metal Goods	40,750	19,929
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	6,968	4,356
Textiles	105,428	109,155
Leather & Fur	4,635	1,795
Clothing	21,641	52,003
Food, Drink & Tobacco	31,303	22,289
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	16,715	3,785
Paper & Printing	16,799	10,848
Other Manufacturing	4,574	3,233
Building & Contracting	78,083	2,223
Gas, Electricity & Water	24,154	1,860
Transport & Communication	89,458	13,960
Distributive Trades	107,288	81,456
Insurance, Banking & Finance	15,408	7,658
Public Administration & Defence	61,460	13,855
Professional Services	38,206	55,716
Miscellaneous Services	36,071	82,042
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	485	318

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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