Lancaster District : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 24,018 Show data context 10,985 Show data context
Unemployed 1,667 Show data context 764 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 30,479 Show data context 14,455 Show data context
Unemployed 488 Show data context 260 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 32,959 Show data context 18,960 Show data context
Unemployed 335 Show data context 234 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 30,170 Show data context 18,602 Show data context
Unemployed 1,735 Show data context 919 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 27,479 Show data context 19,256 Show data context
Unemployed 3,898 Show data context 1,726 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 28,668 Show data context 22,987 Show data context
Unemployed 3,097 Show data context 1,430 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 29,694 Show data context 26,791 Show data context
Unemployed 2,241 Show data context 1,249 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 32,436 Show data context 31,464 Show data context
Unemployed 2,093 Show data context 1,269 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 31,740 Show data context 30,678 Show data context
Unemployed 1,920 Show data context 1,472 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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Numbers unemployed as recorded by the Census of Population.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lancaster District through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Census Unemployment by Sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 31st May 2026