Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority (UA) : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 56,948 Show data context 34,439 Show data context
Unemployed 5,054 Show data context 2,098 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 63,157 Show data context 34,951 Show data context
Unemployed 2,788 Show data context 1,333 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 68,541 Show data context 38,656 Show data context
Unemployed 1,621 Show data context 856 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 63,071 Show data context 42,420 Show data context
Unemployed 2,995 Show data context 1,773 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 53,774 Show data context 39,610 Show data context
Unemployed 6,908 Show data context 2,869 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 54,999 Show data context 45,729 Show data context
Unemployed 8,303 Show data context 3,637 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 63,810 Show data context 54,896 Show data context
Unemployed 4,303 Show data context 2,390 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 74,998 Show data context 68,037 Show data context
Unemployed 4,647 Show data context 3,171 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 71,042 Show data context 68,233 Show data context
Unemployed 5,723 Show data context 5,136 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority (UA) through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Census Unemployment by Sex, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

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Date accessed: 01st June 2026