Orkney Islands Council : Economically Active by Sex

Economically Active by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 7,316 Show data context 1,824 Show data context
Economically inactive 939 Show data context 7,348 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 6,694 Show data context 1,591 Show data context
Economically inactive 1,139 Show data context 6,700 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 6,250 Show data context 1,900 Show data context
Economically inactive 990 Show data context 5,930 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 4,977 Show data context 2,340 Show data context
Economically inactive 993 Show data context 4,081 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 5,344 Show data context 2,764 Show data context
Economically inactive 1,523 Show data context 4,411 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 5,840 Show data context 3,826 Show data context
Economically inactive 1,862 Show data context 4,068 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 5,427 Show data context 4,439 Show data context
Economically inactive 1,544 Show data context 2,502 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 6,220 Show data context 5,527 Show data context
Economically inactive 1,710 Show data context 2,485 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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The election result data we hold includes over two hundred party labels, so we have simplified them to these seven simple categories. Of course, most candidates in most elections, and almost every candidate who won, was standing for one of the main parties, but an enormous range of labels have been used by one or two candidates. These groupings have been defined based almost entirely on the party labels, rather than detailed research into party policies, but including words like 'Labour' or 'Conservative' in yo...


ur party label says a lot about where you stand, and even more about the people voting for you. 'Left' means broadly speaking candidates to the left of the Liberal or Labour parties, 'Right' candidates to the right of the Conservatives. 'Nationalist' means any kind of nationalist, even for the Isle of Wight.


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

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Date accessed: 01st June 2026