Orkney Islands Council : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 7,057 Show data context 1,747 Show data context
Unemployed 259 Show data context 77 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 6,553 Show data context 1,548 Show data context
Unemployed 141 Show data context 43 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 6,170 Show data context 1,830 Show data context
Unemployed 80 Show data context 70 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 4,831 Show data context 2,269 Show data context
Unemployed 146 Show data context 71 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 4,934 Show data context 2,603 Show data context
Unemployed 410 Show data context 161 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 5,500 Show data context 3,662 Show data context
Unemployed 340 Show data context 164 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 5,170 Show data context 4,276 Show data context
Unemployed 257 Show data context 163 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 6,015 Show data context 5,344 Show data context
Unemployed 205 Show data context 183 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 unemployed as recorded by the Census of Population.


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

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Date accessed: 30th May 2026