Rotherham District : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 58,346 Show data context 9,963 Show data context
Unemployed 7,582 Show data context 1,239 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 68,180 Show data context 20,558 Show data context
Unemployed 1,062 Show data context 334 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 74,023 Show data context 29,811 Show data context
Unemployed 725 Show data context 440 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 70,295 Show data context 34,769 Show data context
Unemployed 3,132 Show data context 1,293 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 62,915 Show data context 39,488 Show data context
Unemployed 9,729 Show data context 3,667 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 58,262 Show data context 45,759 Show data context
Unemployed 10,362 Show data context 3,777 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 57,684 Show data context 49,276 Show data context
Unemployed 4,527 Show data context 2,515 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 61,255 Show data context 54,823 Show data context
Unemployed 6,039 Show data context 3,782 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 61,819 Show data context 56,008 Show data context
Unemployed 3,819 Show data context 3,035 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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This simple 5-way classification identifies which of the four 'nations' of the British Isles people were born in, plus a single category for all persons born in the rest of the world.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Rotherham 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