Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	12,168	1,150
Mining & Quarrying	14,326	236
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	3,765	273
Chemicals & Allied Trades	1,233	863
Metal Manufacture	3,340	161
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	26,804	5,037
Vehicles	7,180	849
Other Metal Goods	2,510	1,058
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	1,064	318
Textiles	18,682	33,630
Leather & Fur	569	152
Clothing	16,337	17,527
Food, Drink & Tobacco	3,793	1,875
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	2,798	424
Paper & Printing	3,892	2,236
Other Manufacturing	3,597	1,952
Building & Contracting	15,903	486
Gas, Electricity & Water	3,539	286
Transport & Communication	12,541	1,739
Distributive Trades	19,996	12,473
Insurance, Banking & Finance	2,240	1,020
Public Administration & Defence	12,053	2,253
Professional Services	7,198	8,787
Miscellaneous Services	6,790	12,939
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	166	94

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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