Scottish Borders Council : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 34,866 Show data context 17,209 Show data context
Unemployed 2,258 Show data context 816 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 34,855 Show data context 15,613 Show data context
Unemployed 407 Show data context 198 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 33,412 Show data context 16,857 Show data context
Unemployed 364 Show data context 201 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 27,817 Show data context 16,924 Show data context
Unemployed 914 Show data context 572 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 25,481 Show data context 17,468 Show data context
Unemployed 2,231 Show data context 974 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 27,328 Show data context 21,752 Show data context
Unemployed 1,973 Show data context 1,091 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 26,890 Show data context 23,712 Show data context
Unemployed 1,526 Show data context 863 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 28,542 Show data context 26,363 Show data context
Unemployed 2,081 Show data context 1,273 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 the two sexes tend to be balanced. Military bases led to higher proportions of men, while large numbers of domestic servants created concentrations of women.


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

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Date accessed: 31st May 2026