Data for 1971	Sex
Standard Industrial Classification (1968)	Male	Female
Agriculture	11,610	1,980
Mining	1,230	90
Food	2,390	1,120
Coal & petroleum products	130	10
Chemicals	340	60
Metal Manufacture	3,700	860
Mechanical Engineering	7,810	1,510
Instrument Engineering	30	20
Electrical engineering	1,010	1,230
Shipbuilding	10	10
Vehicles	6,520	870
Other Metals	2,040	910
Textiles	350	230
Leather	0	0
Clothing & Footwear	250	1,970
Bricks etc	790	200
Timber, Furniture	1,080	150
Paper, Printing	530	260
Other Manufacturing	560	370
Construction	9,870	340
Gas, Electricity, Water	2,020	290
Transport	6,100	1,050
Distributive Trades	7,640	8,360
Finance	1,830	1,750
Professionals	5,380	11,390
Miscellaneous Services	6,150	8,290
Public Administration & Defence	11,500	4,180

Date:	Source:
1971	1971 Census of England and Wales, Economic activity County Leaflets, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex', for 'County, county boroughs, urban areas with populations of 50,000 or more, conurbation centres'

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