Wakefield County Borough (MB/CB) : Standardised Industrial Classification (1968) by Sex

Standardised Industrial Classification (1968) by Sex

Data cube chart.

Data for 1971 Sex
Standard Industrial Classification (1968) Male Female
Agriculture 100 Show data context 20 Show data context
Mining 840 Show data context 10 Show data context
Food 870 Show data context 370 Show data context
Coal & petroleum products 10 Show data context 0 Show data context
Chemicals 180 Show data context 30 Show data context
Metal Manufacture 160 Show data context 30 Show data context
Mechanical Engineering 2,640 Show data context 340 Show data context
Instrument Engineering 30 Show data context 10 Show data context
Electrical engineering 50 Show data context 10 Show data context
Shipbuilding 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Vehicles 70 Show data context 10 Show data context
Other Metals 950 Show data context 130 Show data context
Textiles 1,330 Show data context 1,670 Show data context
Leather 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Clothing & Footwear 170 Show data context 800 Show data context
Bricks etc 240 Show data context 10 Show data context
Timber, Furniture 280 Show data context 60 Show data context
Paper, Printing 270 Show data context 100 Show data context
Other Manufacturing 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Construction 3,010 Show data context 150 Show data context
Gas, Electricity, Water 660 Show data context 260 Show data context
Transport 1,720 Show data context 300 Show data context
Distributive Trades 2,720 Show data context 3,600 Show data context
Finance 360 Show data context 440 Show data context
Professionals 2,030 Show data context 4,430 Show data context
Miscellaneous Services 1,680 Show data context 2,330 Show data context
Public Administration & Defence 3,020 Show data context 1,710 Show data context

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The full National Statistics Socio-cconomic Classification includes classes for persons of working age who were outside the workforce, i.e. those who have never worked, the long-term unemployed and full-time students, who are included here as a separate sub-total and should be excluded in the calculation of rates.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wakefield County Borough (MB/CB) through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Standardised Industrial Classification (1968) by Sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10136313/cube/SIC1968_SEX

Date accessed: 05th June 2026