Data for 1971	Sex
Standard Industrial Classification (1968)	Male	Female
Agriculture	170	70
Mining	1,290	840
Food	2,320	1,320
Coal & petroleum products	1,340	630
Chemicals	3,430	2,790
Metal Manufacture	1,480	1,080
Mechanical Engineering	6,630	1,940
Instrument Engineering	1,280	410
Electrical engineering	3,890	2,010
Shipbuilding	130	20
Vehicles	910	290
Other Metals	1,890	760
Textiles	2,120	1,350
Leather	1,030	780
Clothing & Footwear	5,990	7,910
Bricks etc	1,620	720
Timber, Furniture	1,090	340
Paper, Printing	9,610	7,400
Other Manufacturing	1,260	790
Construction	16,510	1,960
Gas, Electricity, Water	2,620	990
Transport	39,710	13,720
Distributive Trades	41,880	38,210
Finance	35,540	34,300
Professionals	36,950	33,460
Miscellaneous Services	56,570	48,790
Public Administration & Defence	46,020	25,120

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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