Dumfries and Galloway Council : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 39,269 Show data context 14,998 Show data context
Unemployed 4,384 Show data context 1,560 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 46,104 Show data context 16,495 Show data context
Unemployed 874 Show data context 451 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 43,633 Show data context 17,598 Show data context
Unemployed 1,043 Show data context 421 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 39,099 Show data context 21,259 Show data context
Unemployed 1,786 Show data context 869 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 36,201 Show data context 22,760 Show data context
Unemployed 4,375 Show data context 2,069 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 37,670 Show data context 28,215 Show data context
Unemployed 3,608 Show data context 1,919 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 34,500 Show data context 30,125 Show data context
Unemployed 2,776 Show data context 1,701 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 36,381 Show data context 34,127 Show data context
Unemployed 2,825 Show data context 1,856 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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Date accessed: 10th April 2026