Coventry District : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 55,568 Show data context 21,832 Show data context
Unemployed 8,720 Show data context 2,226 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 90,290 Show data context 36,358 Show data context
Unemployed 1,157 Show data context 478 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 104,614 Show data context 48,474 Show data context
Unemployed 1,324 Show data context 714 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 96,931 Show data context 53,808 Show data context
Unemployed 4,599 Show data context 2,276 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 74,898 Show data context 51,908 Show data context
Unemployed 16,609 Show data context 6,185 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 68,374 Show data context 53,773 Show data context
Unemployed 11,544 Show data context 5,070 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 69,085 Show data context 57,955 Show data context
Unemployed 5,697 Show data context 2,817 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 74,700 Show data context 66,513 Show data context
Unemployed 7,679 Show data context 4,853 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 78,914 Show data context 71,250 Show data context
Unemployed 7,511 Show data context 6,045 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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Date accessed: 10th April 2026