Data for 1841	Sex
2011 Classification of Manufacturing	Male	Female
Food & drink	245	103
Textiles & clothing	12,607	7,951
Wood & paper	378	47
Chemicals	89	1
Low tech	1,715	57
High tech.	864	6
Other	641	235

Data for 1861	Sex
2011 Classification of Manufacturing	Male	Female
Food & drink	278	143
Textiles & clothing	2,161	1,935
Wood & paper	465	30
Chemicals	82	5
Low tech	801	20
High tech.	590	4
Other	212	17

Data for 1881	Sex
2011 Classification of Manufacturing	Male	Female
Food & drink	231	113
Textiles & clothing	1,616	1,699
Wood & paper	828	59
Chemicals	182	9
Low tech	704	3
High tech.	357	3
Other	539	141

Data for 1911	Sex
2011 Classification of Manufacturing	Male	Female
Food & drink	343	453
Textiles & clothing	3,311	5,059
Wood & paper	599	185
Chemicals	327	64
Low tech	923	29
High tech.	1,098	63
Other	647	61

Data for 1931	Sex
2011 Classification of Manufacturing	Male	Female
Food & drink	429	322
Textiles & clothing	1,302	1,306
Wood & paper	1,059	192
Chemicals	363	41
Low tech	679	18
High tech.	1,633	77
Other	438	121

Data for 1951	Sex
2011 Classification of Manufacturing	Male	Female
Food & drink	683	406
Textiles & clothing	1,283	1,332
Wood & paper	1,016	214
Chemicals	773	176
Low tech	321	32
High tech.	1,327	461
Other	506	154

Data for 1971	Sex
2011 Classification of Manufacturing	Male	Female
Food & drink	815	259
Textiles & clothing	2,054	1,025
Wood & paper	960	139
Chemicals	786	190
Low tech	1,210	125
High tech.	2,779	358
Other	342	75

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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