Data for 1971	Sex
Standard Industrial Classification (1968)	Male	Female
Agriculture	5,370	1,700
Mining	800	110
Food	4,160	2,270
Coal & petroleum products	50	10
Chemicals	9,490	5,090
Metal Manufacture	3,220	880
Mechanical Engineering	17,460	4,140
Instrument Engineering	4,620	2,690
Electrical engineering	17,280	8,110
Shipbuilding	270	100
Vehicles	22,740	4,250
Other Metals	6,790	1,980
Textiles	690	710
Leather	170	210
Clothing & Footwear	620	2,210
Bricks etc	3,480	850
Timber, Furniture	4,960	760
Paper, Printing	14,910	6,680
Other Manufacturing	5,720	4,400
Construction	23,410	1,930
Gas, Electricity, Water	4,690	1,060
Transport	13,200	3,270
Distributive Trades	23,610	25,560
Finance	5,660	7,540
Professionals	20,720	35,080
Miscellaneous Services	17,060	17,860
Public Administration & Defence	10,910	8,540

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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