York Unitary Authority (UA) : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 34,126 Show data context 14,241 Show data context
Unemployed 4,016 Show data context 874 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 43,094 Show data context 18,881 Show data context
Unemployed 560 Show data context 217 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 44,820 Show data context 22,721 Show data context
Unemployed 539 Show data context 260 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 42,721 Show data context 26,358 Show data context
Unemployed 1,652 Show data context 1,001 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 42,518 Show data context 29,943 Show data context
Unemployed 3,294 Show data context 1,632 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 42,589 Show data context 35,255 Show data context
Unemployed 3,395 Show data context 1,549 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 46,161 Show data context 41,801 Show data context
Unemployed 2,103 Show data context 1,235 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 51,405 Show data context 48,958 Show data context
Unemployed 2,795 Show data context 1,787 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 48,581 Show data context 47,616 Show data context
Unemployed 2,554 Show data context 2,494 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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Date accessed: 01st June 2026