East Renfrewshire Council : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 12,181 Show data context 6,914 Show data context
Unemployed 2,840 Show data context 640 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 21,522 Show data context 10,301 Show data context
Unemployed 635 Show data context 233 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 23,915 Show data context 10,939 Show data context
Unemployed 513 Show data context 202 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 20,492 Show data context 11,382 Show data context
Unemployed 695 Show data context 295 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 20,510 Show data context 13,761 Show data context
Unemployed 1,802 Show data context 858 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 21,719 Show data context 17,097 Show data context
Unemployed 1,818 Show data context 874 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 21,911 Show data context 19,799 Show data context
Unemployed 1,050 Show data context 564 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 21,939 Show data context 21,081 Show data context
Unemployed 1,456 Show data context 801 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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Age and sex structure data in the categories used in the 2021/22 Census. Wherever possible, we reorganise age structure data from other years to this same set of categories, including in our redistricted statistics for modern units.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, East Renfrewshire Council 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