North Lanarkshire Council : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 70,861 Show data context 22,827 Show data context
Unemployed 20,955 Show data context 3,451 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 91,424 Show data context 36,401 Show data context
Unemployed 4,131 Show data context 1,364 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 96,838 Show data context 40,642 Show data context
Unemployed 2,846 Show data context 937 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 86,665 Show data context 50,457 Show data context
Unemployed 6,881 Show data context 3,190 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 77,143 Show data context 53,069 Show data context
Unemployed 18,050 Show data context 8,727 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 70,935 Show data context 57,635 Show data context
Unemployed 14,488 Show data context 6,201 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 73,002 Show data context 65,248 Show data context
Unemployed 6,936 Show data context 3,715 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 81,598 Show data context 78,068 Show data context
Unemployed 9,546 Show data context 5,631 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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This Industrial Classifiction is used in the 2001 Census's Small Area Statistics.


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

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Date accessed: 01st June 2026