Leicestershire Modern (post-1974) County : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 91,751 Show data context 40,597 Show data context
Unemployed 7,051 Show data context 3,059 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 114,869 Show data context 51,020 Show data context
Unemployed 922 Show data context 415 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 130,625 Show data context 61,957 Show data context
Unemployed 630 Show data context 373 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 147,112 Show data context 84,347 Show data context
Unemployed 3,029 Show data context 2,185 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 149,836 Show data context 97,188 Show data context
Unemployed 10,259 Show data context 5,052 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 159,118 Show data context 122,735 Show data context
Unemployed 10,196 Show data context 5,125 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 166,318 Show data context 139,285 Show data context
Unemployed 6,117 Show data context 4,408 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 173,018 Show data context 154,587 Show data context
Unemployed 8,424 Show data context 6,110 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 179,205 Show data context 165,078 Show data context
Unemployed 7,728 Show data context 6,725 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, Leicestershire Modern (post-1974) County through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Census Unemployment by Sex, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026