North Lanarkshire Council : Economically Active by Sex

Economically Active by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 91,816 Show data context 26,278 Show data context
Economically inactive 9,748 Show data context 69,182 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 95,555 Show data context 37,765 Show data context
Economically inactive 11,865 Show data context 78,012 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 99,684 Show data context 41,579 Show data context
Economically inactive 13,302 Show data context 79,409 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 93,546 Show data context 53,647 Show data context
Economically inactive 12,987 Show data context 62,990 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 95,193 Show data context 61,796 Show data context
Economically inactive 23,290 Show data context 68,196 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 85,423 Show data context 63,836 Show data context
Economically inactive 33,249 Show data context 69,149 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 79,938 Show data context 68,963 Show data context
Economically inactive 34,213 Show data context 54,243 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 91,144 Show data context 83,699 Show data context
Economically inactive 30,852 Show data context 45,693 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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Numbers of persons of each sex who are economically active or inactive, as recorded by the Census of Population.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, North Lanarkshire Council through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Economically Active by Sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 02nd June 2026