Essex Modern (post-1974) County : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 137,372 Show data context 46,135 Show data context
Unemployed 11,521 Show data context 3,015 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 186,655 Show data context 68,361 Show data context
Unemployed 3,336 Show data context 1,399 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 260,379 Show data context 108,159 Show data context
Unemployed 2,557 Show data context 1,499 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 311,283 Show data context 167,057 Show data context
Unemployed 8,338 Show data context 6,005 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 323,303 Show data context 197,971 Show data context
Unemployed 25,353 Show data context 10,607 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 331,172 Show data context 242,890 Show data context
Unemployed 30,707 Show data context 14,081 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 347,192 Show data context 279,798 Show data context
Unemployed 13,964 Show data context 9,449 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 362,704 Show data context 318,652 Show data context
Unemployed 22,118 Show data context 15,956 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 373,326 Show data context 340,311 Show data context
Unemployed 19,443 Show data context 16,972 Show data context
Date Source
1931 - 2021 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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Age and sex structure data in the categories used in the 2021/22 Census. Wherever possible, we reorganise age structure data from other years to this same set of categories, including in our redistricted statistics for modern units.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Essex Modern (post-1974) County through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Census Unemployment by Sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026