Data for 1971	Sex
Standard Industrial Classification (1968)	Male	Female
Agriculture	16,940	3,890
Mining	81,910	2,780
Food	30,290	23,600
Coal & petroleum products	3,930	270
Chemicals	15,190	5,470
Metal Manufacture	71,740	10,490
Mechanical Engineering	81,250	13,460
Instrument Engineering	3,000	1,410
Electrical engineering	16,930	11,740
Shipbuilding	1,290	100
Vehicles	27,660	3,690
Other Metals	51,760	22,420
Textiles	75,700	53,960
Leather	2,380	1,930
Clothing & Footwear	12,560	36,340
Bricks etc	22,540	4,090
Timber, Furniture	17,740	4,080
Paper, Printing	20,200	11,070
Other Manufacturing	8,160	5,520
Construction	97,170	5,970
Gas, Electricity, Water	24,020	3,770
Transport	74,170	13,410
Distributive Trades	98,250	109,310
Finance	21,940	22,760
Professionals	61,750	129,030
Miscellaneous Services	63,640	85,960
Public Administration & Defence	51,550	22,620

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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