Data for 1971	Sex
Standard Industrial Classification (1968)	Male	Female
Agriculture	2,780	450
Mining	11,230	220
Food	1,630	1,700
Coal & petroleum products	480	0
Chemicals	2,230	290
Metal Manufacture	25,890	2,170
Mechanical Engineering	8,240	2,090
Instrument Engineering	170	20
Electrical engineering	3,260	2,860
Shipbuilding	130	10
Vehicles	4,480	1,070
Other Metals	1,540	1,130
Textiles	4,240	950
Leather	70	60
Clothing & Footwear	380	2,680
Bricks etc	1,530	210
Timber, Furniture	810	100
Paper, Printing	1,590	600
Other Manufacturing	1,600	1,640
Construction	10,870	470
Gas, Electricity, Water	2,740	360
Transport	9,570	1,470
Distributive Trades	8,520	10,740
Finance	1,650	1,710
Professionals	6,040	13,770
Miscellaneous Services	5,990	9,340
Public Administration & Defence	6,870	3,070

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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