Wakefield District : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 84,257 Show data context 23,072 Show data context
Unemployed 11,208 Show data context 2,227 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 90,216 Show data context 33,159 Show data context
Unemployed 1,843 Show data context 405 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 90,856 Show data context 39,589 Show data context
Unemployed 850 Show data context 442 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 84,595 Show data context 45,419 Show data context
Unemployed 3,872 Show data context 1,525 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 80,337 Show data context 52,469 Show data context
Unemployed 8,930 Show data context 3,646 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 74,776 Show data context 59,331 Show data context
Unemployed 10,712 Show data context 4,162 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 74,704 Show data context 63,893 Show data context
Unemployed 5,047 Show data context 2,957 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 80,425 Show data context 72,641 Show data context
Unemployed 7,080 Show data context 4,622 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 85,473 Show data context 79,144 Show data context
Unemployed 4,733 Show data context 3,746 Show data context
Date Source
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, Occupations, Table 17 , 'Occupations (condensed list) of Males and Females, showing also the total Operatives and the total Out of Work'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, Occupations, Table 21 , 'Selected Occupations with Status Aggregates - abridged analysis', for 'Con divisions and sub-divisions, Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD, NT'
1961 Census of Population 1961 County Leaflets Occupation, Industry, Socio-economic groups
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 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Tables KS009b and KS009c - "Economic activity")
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Tables KS602UK and KS603UK - Economic activity)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Economic activity status" (12 way) by Sex)

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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, Wakefield District 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