Data for 1971	Sex
Standard Industrial Classification (1968)	Male	Female
Agriculture	5,080	1,020
Mining	250	10
Food	2,310	1,130
Coal & petroleum products	10	0
Chemicals	230	100
Metal Manufacture	1,280	270
Mechanical Engineering	2,180	340
Instrument Engineering	350	180
Electrical engineering	1,370	630
Shipbuilding	310	90
Vehicles	21,950	3,020
Other Metals	420	270
Textiles	630	560
Leather	10	0
Clothing & Footwear	150	790
Bricks etc	1,200	90
Timber, Furniture	1,660	690
Paper, Printing	3,430	1,660
Other Manufacturing	370	160
Construction	12,990	550
Gas, Electricity, Water	1,420	280
Transport	6,320	1,560
Distributive Trades	9,380	9,880
Finance	2,200	3,060
Professionals	13,230	19,080
Miscellaneous Services	11,000	11,030
Public Administration & Defence	12,990	4,270

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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