North Somerset Unitary Authority (UA) : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 22,652 Show data context 12,095 Show data context
Unemployed 2,098 Show data context 638 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 28,941 Show data context 12,326 Show data context
Unemployed 561 Show data context 288 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 34,017 Show data context 15,202 Show data context
Unemployed 319 Show data context 194 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 38,979 Show data context 20,365 Show data context
Unemployed 1,172 Show data context 816 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 41,238 Show data context 25,423 Show data context
Unemployed 3,347 Show data context 1,616 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 44,577 Show data context 34,627 Show data context
Unemployed 3,926 Show data context 1,744 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 48,160 Show data context 40,754 Show data context
Unemployed 1,748 Show data context 1,119 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 51,402 Show data context 46,855 Show data context
Unemployed 2,539 Show data context 1,811 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 52,891 Show data context 49,816 Show data context
Unemployed 2,136 Show data context 1,824 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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Numbers unemployed as recorded by the Census of Population.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, North Somerset Unitary Authority (UA) 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