Data for 1971	Sex
Standard Industrial Classification (1968)	Male	Female
Agriculture	3,460	830
Mining	29,510	1,450
Food	6,390	3,790
Coal & petroleum products	9,620	550
Chemicals	7,400	1,830
Metal Manufacture	29,240	2,980
Mechanical Engineering	15,040	2,870
Instrument Engineering	940	290
Electrical engineering	9,480	7,580
Shipbuilding	930	60
Vehicles	9,760	2,150
Other Metals	11,690	3,930
Textiles	2,310	1,580
Leather	290	510
Clothing & Footwear	1,710	6,730
Bricks etc	3,050	770
Timber, Furniture	4,890	1,080
Paper, Printing	5,550	2,550
Other Manufacturing	5,850	4,370
Construction	43,740	2,020
Gas, Electricity, Water	7,380	1,510
Transport	29,880	5,390
Distributive Trades	30,320	33,890
Finance	7,020	7,560
Professionals	21,660	42,240
Miscellaneous Services	19,130	25,860
Public Administration & Defence	23,450	10,460

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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