Boston District : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 12,359 Show data context 4,003 Show data context
Unemployed 966 Show data context 229 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 14,461 Show data context 5,371 Show data context
Unemployed 226 Show data context 140 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 15,161 Show data context 5,978 Show data context
Unemployed 189 Show data context 114 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 14,137 Show data context 7,693 Show data context
Unemployed 876 Show data context 267 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 13,594 Show data context 8,411 Show data context
Unemployed 1,538 Show data context 604 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 13,586 Show data context 10,231 Show data context
Unemployed 1,432 Show data context 570 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 13,831 Show data context 11,349 Show data context
Unemployed 721 Show data context 449 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 16,277 Show data context 14,785 Show data context
Unemployed 1,164 Show data context 805 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 17,334 Show data context 16,292 Show data context
Unemployed 941 Show data context 698 Show data context
Date Source
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, Occupations, Table 17 , 'Occupations (condensed list) of Males and Females, showing also the total Operatives and the total Out of Work'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, Occupations, Table 21 , 'Selected Occupations with Status Aggregates - abridged analysis', for 'Con divisions and sub-divisions, Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD, NT'
1961 Census of Population 1961 County Leaflets Occupation, Industry, Socio-economic groups
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 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Tables KS009b and KS009c - "Economic activity")
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Tables KS602UK and KS603UK - Economic activity)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Economic activity status" (12 way) by Sex)

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Occupations of both sexes classified into Socio-Economic Groups. This structure was used by the censuses between 1961 and 1991.


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

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026