Dundee City Council (City) : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 39,591 Show data context 30,097 Show data context
Unemployed 13,162 Show data context 11,166 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 50,341 Show data context 32,870 Show data context
Unemployed 1,801 Show data context 888 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 50,325 Show data context 32,762 Show data context
Unemployed 2,728 Show data context 767 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 45,618 Show data context 34,080 Show data context
Unemployed 4,189 Show data context 2,174 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 37,345 Show data context 30,074 Show data context
Unemployed 8,277 Show data context 4,474 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 32,362 Show data context 28,393 Show data context
Unemployed 6,199 Show data context 3,566 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 30,196 Show data context 28,992 Show data context
Unemployed 3,934 Show data context 1,862 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 32,414 Show data context 32,923 Show data context
Unemployed 4,097 Show data context 2,287 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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Total population at this Census, and for previous censuses. Where the latter appear, they are for the same area, so if there had been boundary changes they will differ from the population given for the same reporting unit by the previous census.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Dundee City Council (City) 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