Highland Council : Economically Active by Sex

Economically Active by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 54,139 Show data context 17,063 Show data context
Economically inactive 8,177 Show data context 47,838 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 51,733 Show data context 15,439 Show data context
Economically inactive 8,947 Show data context 48,060 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 50,519 Show data context 17,640 Show data context
Economically inactive 9,104 Show data context 46,565 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 49,257 Show data context 23,926 Show data context
Economically inactive 5,776 Show data context 36,655 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 54,347 Show data context 30,234 Show data context
Economically inactive 13,771 Show data context 42,412 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 57,454 Show data context 41,366 Show data context
Economically inactive 18,168 Show data context 41,127 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 56,745 Show data context 47,265 Show data context
Economically inactive 18,765 Show data context 29,909 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 65,002 Show data context 57,643 Show data context
Economically inactive 19,384 Show data context 29,528 Show data context
Date Source
1931 1931 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 2 , 'Occupations of Males and of Females in Cities, Counties, and Large Burghs, showing also the Total "Operatives" and the Total "Out of Work"'
1951 1951 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 17 , 'Occupied Population classified according to 11 terminal educational ages, (a) Scotland by 9 age sections and (b) Administrative, etc. Areas by All Ages', for ''
1961 [ERROR: authority is ''SRC'' but auth_note value of S1961OCC2_M1 does not appear in SRC_TAB]
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 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Tables KS09b and KS09c - "Economic activity")
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Tables KS602UK and KS603UK - Economic activity)

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Numbers of persons of each sex who are economically active or inactive, as recorded by the Census of Population.


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

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Date accessed: 02nd June 2026