West Dunbartonshire Council : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 19,156 Show data context 7,992 Show data context
Unemployed 9,448 Show data context 1,619 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 27,779 Show data context 11,265 Show data context
Unemployed 965 Show data context 350 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 28,228 Show data context 14,117 Show data context
Unemployed 911 Show data context 313 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 28,522 Show data context 17,491 Show data context
Unemployed 2,503 Show data context 913 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 23,541 Show data context 17,528 Show data context
Unemployed 5,871 Show data context 2,488 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 20,830 Show data context 18,083 Show data context
Unemployed 4,234 Show data context 1,825 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 20,105 Show data context 19,455 Show data context
Unemployed 2,556 Show data context 1,168 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 20,645 Show data context 20,897 Show data context
Unemployed 2,773 Show data context 1,563 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, West 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: 09th April 2026