Economically Active by Sex
| Data for 1931 | Sex | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically Active | Male | Female |
| Economically active |
6,268
|
1,833
|
| Economically inactive |
1,281
|
6,682
|
| Data for 1951 | Sex | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically Active | Male | Female |
| Economically active |
13,534
|
3,994
|
| Economically inactive |
2,454
|
12,808
|
| Data for 1961 | Sex | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically Active | Male | Female |
| Economically active |
18,470
|
6,047
|
| Economically inactive |
3,475
|
17,398
|
| Data for 1971 | Sex | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically Active | Male | Female |
| Economically active |
24,094
|
11,860
|
| Economically inactive |
2,896
|
18,065
|
| Data for 1981 | Sex | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically Active | Male | Female |
| Economically active |
26,114
|
15,689
|
| Economically inactive |
6,584
|
18,661
|
| Data for 1991 | Sex | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically Active | Male | Female |
| Economically active |
29,366
|
21,657
|
| Economically inactive |
8,890
|
19,449
|
| Data for 2001 | Sex | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically Active | Male | Female |
| Economically active |
30,556
|
25,378
|
| Economically inactive |
8,129
|
14,221
|
| Data for 2011 | Sex | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically Active | Male | Female |
| Economically active |
31,078
|
27,985
|
| Economically inactive |
8,928
|
13,207
|
| Data for 2021 | Sex | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically Active | Male | Female |
| Economically active |
30,148
|
27,569
|
| Economically inactive |
16,047
|
21,891
|
| 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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The Ministry of Labour's inter-war Local Unemployment Index (LUI) mainly reported rates of unemployment, as percentages. They also listed the total number of persons insured, enabling the actual number unemployed to be calculated, but this was not broken down by sex and age. Between 1927 and 1936 the LUI was known to be imprecise because the unemployed counts included (a) workers insured under the Agricultural Scheme, (b) workers aged between 14 and 16 and (c) workers aged 65 and over, while the count of insured wo...
rkers used as a divisor for the rate did not.
In January 1937 a 'New Series' of the LUI began in which the number recorded as
unemployed excluded the above categories.
All reports included figures for change in the total percentage unemployed
over the preceding twelve months, and those given in the 1937 reports are
based on an adjusted figure for the previous year.
It is therefore possible for 1936 to compare the rates originally published
with corrected rates for the same places and dates.
The figures here are the unadjusted rates.