Greater Manchester Modern (post-1974) County (Met.C) : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 775,063 Show data context 451,627 Show data context
Unemployed 149,376 Show data context 72,973 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 847,997 Show data context 497,569 Show data context
Unemployed 15,491 Show data context 6,746 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 839,483 Show data context 483,088 Show data context
Unemployed 12,354 Show data context 5,984 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 767,405 Show data context 484,481 Show data context
Unemployed 35,668 Show data context 17,022 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 634,739 Show data context 452,231 Show data context
Unemployed 102,096 Show data context 43,385 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 582,273 Show data context 469,450 Show data context
Unemployed 90,560 Show data context 40,900 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 580,772 Show data context 503,208 Show data context
Unemployed 40,860 Show data context 21,824 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 651,733 Show data context 586,808 Show data context
Unemployed 61,002 Show data context 36,982 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 668,245 Show data context 611,856 Show data context
Unemployed 51,826 Show data context 38,684 Show data context
Date Source
1931 - 2021 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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This very simplified view of the changing industrial base of communities does identify the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but provides no breakdown of the service sector, in which the large majority of us now work.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Greater Manchester Modern (post-1974) County (Met.C) 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