Newham District : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 135,179 Show data context 60,124 Show data context
Unemployed 20,171 Show data context 4,483 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 102,860 Show data context 50,586 Show data context
Unemployed 2,005 Show data context 729 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 92,337 Show data context 49,060 Show data context
Unemployed 1,677 Show data context 660 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 69,724 Show data context 42,179 Show data context
Unemployed 3,663 Show data context 1,699 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 52,128 Show data context 34,804 Show data context
Unemployed 8,855 Show data context 3,822 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 43,661 Show data context 32,493 Show data context
Unemployed 12,445 Show data context 5,809 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 49,823 Show data context 38,692 Show data context
Unemployed 7,270 Show data context 4,148 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 81,827 Show data context 56,200 Show data context
Unemployed 8,701 Show data context 7,033 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 91,314 Show data context 72,124 Show data context
Unemployed 9,235 Show data context 8,029 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Newham 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