Harlow District : Economically Active by Sex

Economically Active by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 1,120 Show data context 380 Show data context
Economically inactive 112 Show data context 978 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 1,367 Show data context 456 Show data context
Economically inactive 173 Show data context 1,202 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 15,648 Show data context 6,931 Show data context
Economically inactive 864 Show data context 10,491 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 22,432 Show data context 14,065 Show data context
Economically inactive 1,707 Show data context 11,064 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 25,222 Show data context 16,776 Show data context
Economically inactive 4,189 Show data context 13,688 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 22,462 Show data context 16,779 Show data context
Economically inactive 5,856 Show data context 13,493 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 22,128 Show data context 18,700 Show data context
Economically inactive 5,522 Show data context 10,671 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 23,120 Show data context 20,727 Show data context
Economically inactive 5,389 Show data context 9,433 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 25,291 Show data context 23,506 Show data context
Economically inactive 9,723 Show data context 14,573 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 of persons of each sex who are economically active or inactive, as recorded by the Census of Population.


How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10057279/cube/CENSUS_ACTIVE_GEN

Date accessed: 02nd June 2026