Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	36,047	4,445
Mining & Quarrying	55,846	1,773
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	31,191	7,670
Chemicals & Allied Trades	52,961	17,856
Metal Manufacture	32,469	4,513
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	184,228	46,575
Vehicles	71,614	7,797
Other Metal Goods	30,028	11,783
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	5,172	2,409
Textiles	150,007	195,084
Leather & Fur	7,791	3,901
Clothing	30,540	76,947
Food, Drink & Tobacco	54,548	41,953
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	27,711	7,066
Paper & Printing	38,978	21,903
Other Manufacturing	29,296	16,680
Building & Contracting	122,179	3,357
Gas, Electricity & Water	32,902	3,009
Transport & Communication	188,989	19,737
Distributive Trades	178,830	137,924
Insurance, Banking & Finance	27,521	15,086
Public Administration & Defence	102,923	24,256
Professional Services	60,061	85,062
Miscellaneous Services	65,558	140,292
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	1,290	553

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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