East Dunbartonshire Council : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 9,881 Show data context 4,360 Show data context
Unemployed 2,659 Show data context 705 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 16,957 Show data context 7,198 Show data context
Unemployed 520 Show data context 209 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 19,792 Show data context 8,624 Show data context
Unemployed 416 Show data context 129 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 25,653 Show data context 14,097 Show data context
Unemployed 1,177 Show data context 437 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 28,417 Show data context 20,123 Show data context
Unemployed 2,349 Show data context 1,059 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 28,099 Show data context 22,781 Show data context
Unemployed 2,196 Show data context 1,070 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 26,508 Show data context 24,447 Show data context
Unemployed 1,413 Show data context 713 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 25,636 Show data context 24,896 Show data context
Unemployed 1,712 Show data context 955 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 unemployed as recorded by the Census of Population.


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

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Date accessed: 08th April 2026