South Yorkshire Modern (post-1974) County (Met.C) : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 350,504 Show data context 99,187 Show data context
Unemployed 61,263 Show data context 12,544 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 409,625 Show data context 149,228 Show data context
Unemployed 6,442 Show data context 2,100 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 423,768 Show data context 184,590 Show data context
Unemployed 4,287 Show data context 2,265 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 373,989 Show data context 198,776 Show data context
Unemployed 17,579 Show data context 7,287 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 321,132 Show data context 210,602 Show data context
Unemployed 49,174 Show data context 18,143 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 283,956 Show data context 226,623 Show data context
Unemployed 53,453 Show data context 19,606 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 288,567 Show data context 246,848 Show data context
Unemployed 24,831 Show data context 12,705 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 318,269 Show data context 288,063 Show data context
Unemployed 31,843 Show data context 19,039 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 318,339 Show data context 291,084 Show data context
Unemployed 22,276 Show data context 16,903 Show data context
Date Source
1931 - 2021 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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Numbers unemployed as recorded by the Census of Population.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, South Yorkshire Modern (post-1974) County (Met.C) through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Census Unemployment by Sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 02nd June 2026