Scottish Borders Council : Economically Active by Sex

Economically Active by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 37,124 Show data context 18,025 Show data context
Economically inactive 3,878 Show data context 31,848 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 35,262 Show data context 15,811 Show data context
Economically inactive 4,929 Show data context 31,631 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 33,776 Show data context 17,058 Show data context
Economically inactive 5,581 Show data context 28,221 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 28,731 Show data context 17,496 Show data context
Economically inactive 4,520 Show data context 21,119 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 27,712 Show data context 18,442 Show data context
Economically inactive 8,131 Show data context 22,022 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 29,301 Show data context 22,843 Show data context
Economically inactive 10,382 Show data context 21,625 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 28,416 Show data context 24,575 Show data context
Economically inactive 9,194 Show data context 14,953 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 30,623 Show data context 27,636 Show data context
Economically inactive 10,231 Show data context 15,171 Show data context
Date Source
1931 1931 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 2 , 'Occupations of Males and of Females in Cities, Counties, and Large Burghs, showing also the Total "Operatives" and the Total "Out of Work"'
1951 1951 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 17 , 'Occupied Population classified according to 11 terminal educational ages, (a) Scotland by 9 age sections and (b) Administrative, etc. Areas by All Ages', for ''
1961 [ERROR: authority is ''SRC'' but auth_note value of S1961OCC2_M1 does not appear in SRC_TAB]
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS05: "Economically Active (EA) residents: All residents aged 15 or over")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS09: "Employment Status: All Economically Active (EA) residents: Residents aged 16 and over")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S08 Economic position: Residents aged 16 and over [100%])
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Tables KS09b and KS09c - "Economic activity")
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Tables KS602UK and KS603UK - Economic activity)

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Numbers of Families living in different Classes of House, as reported by. the early Irish censuses. Class I housing was the best while Class IV were mud huts, but that the Class of Accommodation was lowered if many families were living in the same house.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Scottish Borders Council through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Economically Active by Sex, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

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Date accessed: 02nd June 2026