Dumfries Shire County : Percentage Unemployed by Category of the Insured

Percentage Unemployed by Category of the Insured

Data cube chart.

Year Men Women Juveniles Total for all insured
12 Jan 1931 28 Show data context 23 Show data context 11 Show data context 25 Show data context
13 Apr 1931 23 Show data context 23 Show data context 10 Show data context 22 Show data context
13 Jul 1931 21 Show data context 24 Show data context 11 Show data context 21 Show data context
12 Oct 1931 25 Show data context 26 Show data context 10 Show data context 24 Show data context
25 Jan 1932 30 Show data context 19 Show data context 13 Show data context 26 Show data context
25 Apr 1932 24 Show data context 19 Show data context 13 Show data context 22 Show data context
25 Jul 1932 25 Show data context 17 Show data context 13 Show data context 22 Show data context
24 Oct 1932 27 Show data context 15 Show data context 13 Show data context 23 Show data context
23 Jan 1933 30 Show data context 17 Show data context 13 Show data context 26 Show data context
24 Apr 1933 30 Show data context 17 Show data context 12 Show data context 26 Show data context
24 Jul 1933 26 Show data context 12 Show data context 12 Show data context 22 Show data context
23 Oct 1933 29 Show data context 10 Show data context 11 Show data context 23 Show data context
22 Jan 1934 28 Show data context 11 Show data context 12 Show data context 23 Show data context
23 Apr 1934 22 Show data context 10 Show data context 12 Show data context 19 Show data context
23 Jul 1934 19 Show data context 8 Show data context 12 Show data context 16 Show data context
22 Oct 1934 22 Show data context 10 Show data context 13 Show data context 18 Show data context
28 Jan 1935 26 Show data context 14 Show data context 26 Show data context 23 Show data context
15 Apr 1935 20 Show data context 14 Show data context 22 Show data context 19 Show data context
22 Jul 1935 21 Show data context 11 Show data context 20 Show data context 19 Show data context
21 Oct 1935 23 Show data context 12 Show data context 22 Show data context 20 Show data context
20 Jan 1936 28 Show data context 16 Show data context 23 Show data context 25 Show data context
27 Apr 1936 19 Show data context 14 Show data context 21 Show data context 18 Show data context
20 Jul 1936 17 Show data context 11 Show data context 13 Show data context 15 Show data context
26 Oct 1936 17 Show data context 12 Show data context 18 Show data context 16 Show data context
25 Jan 1937 18 Show data context 14 Show data context 17 Show data context
19 Apr 1937 15 Show data context 10 Show data context 14 Show data context
26 Jul 1937 14 Show data context 10 Show data context 13 Show data context
18 Oct 1937 15 Show data context 11 Show data context 14 Show data context
17 Jan 1938 18 Show data context 13 Show data context 18 Show data context
04 Apr 1938 14 Show data context 24 Show data context 17 Show data context
18 Jul 1938 13 Show data context 15 Show data context 14 Show data context
17 Oct 1938 15 Show data context 16 Show data context 16 Show data context
16 Jan 1939 22 Show data context 19 Show data context 21 Show data context
17 Apr 1939 15 Show data context 15 Show data context 15 Show data context
10 Jul 1939 8 Show data context 9 Show data context 8 Show data context
Date Source
1931 - 1939 Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour) ,

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The 1831 census provides information, down to parish-level, on the occupations of males aged over 20 using nine categories. Here we reorganise this information to provide a crude measure of social status, based more on contemporary ideas than on modern definitions of social class: "middling sorts" combines small farmers not employing labourers with both masters and skilled workers in urban manufacturing and handicrafts.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Dumfries Shire County through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Percentage Unemployed by Category of the Insured, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10078507/cube/LUI_UNEM_PERCENT

Date accessed: 01st June 2026