West Yorkshire 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 566,167 Show data context 308,096 Show data context
Unemployed 87,646 Show data context 28,367 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 618,948 Show data context 332,172 Show data context
Unemployed 9,774 Show data context 3,567 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 626,775 Show data context 339,020 Show data context
Unemployed 7,120 Show data context 3,437 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 574,627 Show data context 353,562 Show data context
Unemployed 26,702 Show data context 11,238 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 502,452 Show data context 348,872 Show data context
Unemployed 71,109 Show data context 28,316 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 485,613 Show data context 392,181 Show data context
Unemployed 65,089 Show data context 27,486 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 493,415 Show data context 427,343 Show data context
Unemployed 35,496 Show data context 18,518 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 546,745 Show data context 484,515 Show data context
Unemployed 50,776 Show data context 30,795 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 545,850 Show data context 497,481 Show data context
Unemployed 40,260 Show data context 30,890 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, West Yorkshire 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