Midlothian Council : Economically Active by Sex

Economically Active by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 18,216 Show data context 6,323 Show data context
Economically inactive 1,711 Show data context 14,223 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 21,144 Show data context 7,514 Show data context
Economically inactive 2,484 Show data context 17,026 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 20,767 Show data context 8,955 Show data context
Economically inactive 3,076 Show data context 16,691 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 23,407 Show data context 13,327 Show data context
Economically inactive 2,862 Show data context 14,784 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 24,095 Show data context 16,920 Show data context
Economically inactive 5,480 Show data context 14,703 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 22,270 Show data context 17,991 Show data context
Economically inactive 7,457 Show data context 14,234 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 21,196 Show data context 19,624 Show data context
Economically inactive 6,922 Show data context 11,047 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 22,564 Show data context 21,190 Show data context
Economically inactive 7,195 Show data context 10,562 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 persons of each sex who are economically active or inactive, as recorded by the Census of Population.


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

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Date accessed: 08th April 2026