Wakefield County Borough (MB/CB) : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

Data cube chart.

Data cube chart.

Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 15,474 Show data context 6,439 Show data context
Self-employed
Unemployed 2,175 Show data context 473 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 17,568 Show data context 7,837 Show data context
Self-employed 731 Show data context 239 Show data context
Unemployed 269 Show data context 95 Show data context

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Occupations of both sexes classified into Socio-Economic Groups. This structure was used by the censuses between 1961 and 1991.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wakefield County Borough (MB/CB) through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Census Unemployment by Sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10136313/cube/CENSUS_EMPL

Date accessed: 31st May 2026