Midlothian Council : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 16,497 Show data context 5,831 Show data context
Unemployed 1,719 Show data context 492 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 20,636 Show data context 7,319 Show data context
Unemployed 508 Show data context 195 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 20,444 Show data context 8,848 Show data context
Unemployed 323 Show data context 107 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 22,293 Show data context 12,784 Show data context
Unemployed 1,114 Show data context 543 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 22,113 Show data context 15,931 Show data context
Unemployed 1,982 Show data context 989 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 19,994 Show data context 16,943 Show data context
Unemployed 2,276 Show data context 1,048 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 20,246 Show data context 19,043 Show data context
Unemployed 950 Show data context 581 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 20,864 Show data context 20,190 Show data context
Unemployed 1,700 Show data context 1,000 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, Midlothian Council through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Census Unemployment by Sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026