Eastbourne District : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 15,318 Show data context 11,505 Show data context
Unemployed 1,121 Show data context 532 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 14,466 Show data context 9,170 Show data context
Unemployed 487 Show data context 255 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 15,052 Show data context 10,017 Show data context
Unemployed 206 Show data context 40 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 16,547 Show data context 12,125 Show data context
Unemployed 594 Show data context 416 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 15,908 Show data context 12,683 Show data context
Unemployed 1,534 Show data context 659 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 17,219 Show data context 14,912 Show data context
Unemployed 2,078 Show data context 888 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 19,669 Show data context 17,167 Show data context
Unemployed 1,087 Show data context 667 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 23,341 Show data context 21,711 Show data context
Unemployed 1,769 Show data context 1,105 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 22,249 Show data context 21,575 Show data context
Unemployed 1,630 Show data context 1,315 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, Eastbourne District through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Census Unemployment by Sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 31st May 2026