Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	863,741	100,008
Mining & Quarrying	729,365	12,152
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	221,275	70,489
Chemicals & Allied Trades	290,637	106,673
Metal Manufacture	451,025	56,868
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,241,362	323,453
Vehicles	814,513	116,834
Other Metal Goods	295,174	149,926
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	98,256	44,649
Textiles	393,341	474,657
Leather & Fur	46,799	25,804
Clothing	225,069	448,423
Food, Drink & Tobacco	407,166	238,775
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	239,330	47,325
Paper & Printing	302,773	160,468
Other Manufacturing	143,906	97,909
Building & Contracting	1,203,321	33,667
Gas, Electricity & Water	301,590	29,103
Transport & Communication	1,337,080	186,553
Distributive Trades	1,379,315	1,021,974
Insurance, Banking & Finance	263,722	138,782
Public Administration & Defence	1,326,280	247,591
Professional Services	568,336	790,878
Miscellaneous Services	627,728	1,228,967
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	11,164	5,828

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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