the West Midlands 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 608,664 Show data context 291,734 Show data context
Unemployed 102,460 Show data context 33,063 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 820,859 Show data context 407,331 Show data context
Unemployed 10,827 Show data context 4,541 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 877,946 Show data context 451,831 Show data context
Unemployed 10,795 Show data context 4,599 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 816,771 Show data context 475,832 Show data context
Unemployed 34,814 Show data context 17,136 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 643,923 Show data context 440,512 Show data context
Unemployed 131,788 Show data context 47,311 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 599,386 Show data context 460,483 Show data context
Unemployed 104,644 Show data context 44,531 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 571,563 Show data context 477,920 Show data context
Unemployed 58,268 Show data context 29,390 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 621,361 Show data context 546,907 Show data context
Unemployed 79,805 Show data context 48,391 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 639,026 Show data context 567,067 Show data context
Unemployed 66,149 Show data context 50,965 Show data context
Date Source
1931 - 2021 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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Numbers unemployed as recorded by the Census of Population.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, the West Midlands 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: 02nd June 2026