Data for 1841	Sex
2011 Classification of Manufacturing	Male	Female
Food & drink	85	4
Textiles & clothing	196	99
Wood & paper	35	17
Chemicals	4	0
Low tech	94	3
High tech.	73	2
Other	21	2

Data for 1861	Sex
2011 Classification of Manufacturing	Male	Female
Food & drink	84	7
Textiles & clothing	147	153
Wood & paper	38	0
Chemicals	9	0
Low tech	92	1
High tech.	64	0
Other	16	2

Data for 1881	Sex
2011 Classification of Manufacturing	Male	Female
Food & drink	122	13
Textiles & clothing	151	232
Wood & paper	36	4
Chemicals	16	2
Low tech	153	4
High tech.	84	4
Other	65	20

Data for 1911	Sex
2011 Classification of Manufacturing	Male	Female
Food & drink	196	49
Textiles & clothing	139	360
Wood & paper	63	5
Chemicals	80	20
Low tech	269	5
High tech.	334	9
Other	150	17

Data for 1931	Sex
2011 Classification of Manufacturing	Male	Female
Food & drink	180	36
Textiles & clothing	131	117
Wood & paper	105	16
Chemicals	116	53
Low tech	161	9
High tech.	347	59
Other	256	84

Data for 1951	Sex
2011 Classification of Manufacturing	Male	Female
Food & drink	120	19
Textiles & clothing	39	105
Wood & paper	58	5
Chemicals	153	299
Low tech	363	45
High tech.	938	151
Other	749	276

Data for 1971	Sex
2011 Classification of Manufacturing	Male	Female
Food & drink	276	51
Textiles & clothing	97	189
Wood & paper	233	60
Chemicals	1,590	844
Low tech	955	423
High tech.	4,075	906
Other	250	100

Date:	Source:
1841	1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861	1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 17 , 'Occupations of Males aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1861	1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 18 , 'Occupations of Females aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1881 - 1991	Census of Population
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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