Cambridge District : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 19,571 Show data context 10,891 Show data context
Unemployed 1,144 Show data context 325 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 23,748 Show data context 12,185 Show data context
Unemployed 238 Show data context 149 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 26,818 Show data context 13,600 Show data context
Unemployed 196 Show data context 186 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 24,228 Show data context 16,489 Show data context
Unemployed 658 Show data context 489 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 23,171 Show data context 17,329 Show data context
Unemployed 1,896 Show data context 848 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 23,791 Show data context 19,298 Show data context
Unemployed 2,315 Show data context 1,072 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 26,935 Show data context 22,714 Show data context
Unemployed 1,177 Show data context 786 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 32,407 Show data context 27,838 Show data context
Unemployed 1,586 Show data context 1,055 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 36,724 Show data context 33,853 Show data context
Unemployed 1,898 Show data context 1,698 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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Numbers unemployed as recorded by the Census of Population.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Cambridge District through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Census Unemployment by Sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026