Merton District : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 47,194 Show data context 22,256 Show data context
Unemployed 3,387 Show data context 1,100 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 62,647 Show data context 33,093 Show data context
Unemployed 890 Show data context 457 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 61,467 Show data context 35,709 Show data context
Unemployed 665 Show data context 375 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 54,416 Show data context 36,581 Show data context
Unemployed 1,536 Show data context 1,139 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 45,613 Show data context 32,996 Show data context
Unemployed 3,384 Show data context 1,656 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 44,450 Show data context 35,947 Show data context
Unemployed 5,129 Show data context 2,705 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 51,276 Show data context 44,202 Show data context
Unemployed 2,712 Show data context 1,860 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 56,560 Show data context 49,406 Show data context
Unemployed 3,398 Show data context 2,674 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 57,876 Show data context 54,157 Show data context
Unemployed 3,641 Show data context 3,211 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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Total population at this Census, and for previous censuses. Where the latter appear, they are for the same area, so if there had been boundary changes they will differ from the population given for the same reporting unit by the previous census.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Merton 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