Argyll and Bute Council : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 26,145 Show data context 11,059 Show data context
Unemployed 4,196 Show data context 1,203 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 31,491 Show data context 11,224 Show data context
Unemployed 1,124 Show data context 537 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 26,904 Show data context 11,816 Show data context
Unemployed 767 Show data context 311 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 23,764 Show data context 12,466 Show data context
Unemployed 1,100 Show data context 749 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 21,705 Show data context 12,719 Show data context
Unemployed 2,502 Show data context 1,367 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 23,315 Show data context 16,712 Show data context
Unemployed 2,249 Show data context 1,161 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 22,997 Show data context 18,741 Show data context
Unemployed 1,727 Show data context 950 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 22,366 Show data context 19,644 Show data context
Unemployed 1,568 Show data context 1,097 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Argyll and Bute Council through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Census Unemployment by Sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 01st June 2026