West Ham Urban Labour Market : Numbers Unemployed by Category

Numbers Unemployed by Category

Data cube chart.

Year Men Women Juveniles
16 Apr 1945 45 Show data context 52 Show data context 90 Show data context
16 Jul 1945 85 Show data context 119 Show data context 58 Show data context
15 Oct 1945 106 Show data context 155 Show data context 83 Show data context
14 Jan 1946 242 Show data context 134 Show data context 80 Show data context
08 Apr 1946 433 Show data context 89 Show data context 85 Show data context
15 Jul 1946 689 Show data context 99 Show data context 81 Show data context
14 Oct 1946 815 Show data context 133 Show data context 128 Show data context
13 Jan 1947 1,162 Show data context 139 Show data context 113 Show data context
14 Apr 1947 1,279 Show data context 106 Show data context 70 Show data context
14 Jul 1947 751 Show data context 117 Show data context 57 Show data context
13 Oct 1947 743 Show data context 235 Show data context 73 Show data context
12 Jan 1948 860 Show data context 155 Show data context 48 Show data context
12 Apr 1948 949 Show data context 168 Show data context 58 Show data context
12 Jul 1948 955 Show data context 213 Show data context 100 Show data context
11 Oct 1948 1,138 Show data context 295 Show data context 80 Show data context
10 Jan 1949 1,354 Show data context 296 Show data context 97 Show data context
11 Apr 1949 990 Show data context 242 Show data context 121 Show data context
11 Jul 1949 784 Show data context 225 Show data context 57 Show data context
10 Oct 1949 882 Show data context 423 Show data context 41 Show data context
16 Jan 1950 858 Show data context 369 Show data context 56 Show data context
17 Apr 1950 831 Show data context 322 Show data context 50 Show data context
10 Jul 1950 681 Show data context 334 Show data context 25 Show data context
16 Oct 1950 740 Show data context 369 Show data context 49 Show data context
15 Jan 1951 703 Show data context 301 Show data context 49 Show data context
16 Apr 1951 484 Show data context 280 Show data context 30 Show data context
16 Jul 1951 400 Show data context 270 Show data context 32 Show data context
15 Oct 1951 651 Show data context 483 Show data context 65 Show data context
14 Jan 1952 855 Show data context 663 Show data context 109 Show data context
21 Apr 1952 843 Show data context 510 Show data context 92 Show data context
14 Jul 1952 816 Show data context 614 Show data context 48 Show data context
13 Oct 1952 943 Show data context 581 Show data context 66 Show data context
12 Jan 1953 1,328 Show data context 472 Show data context 120 Show data context
13 Apr 1953 909 Show data context 438 Show data context 59 Show data context
13 Jul 1953 767 Show data context 380 Show data context 41 Show data context
12 Oct 1953 811 Show data context 421 Show data context 82 Show data context
11 Jan 1954 1,173 Show data context 356 Show data context 101 Show data context
12 Apr 1954 930 Show data context 267 Show data context 186 Show data context
12 Jul 1954 561 Show data context 276 Show data context 49 Show data context
11 Oct 1954 1,225 Show data context 294 Show data context 42 Show data context
10 Jan 1955 707 Show data context 239 Show data context 67 Show data context
18 Apr 1955 697 Show data context 201 Show data context 66 Show data context
11 Jul 1955 367 Show data context 184 Show data context 14 Show data context
10 Oct 1955 382 Show data context 180 Show data context 52 Show data context
16 Jan 1956 550 Show data context 194 Show data context 72 Show data context
16 Apr 1956 640 Show data context 232 Show data context 67 Show data context
16 Jul 1956 453 Show data context 248 Show data context 34 Show data context
15 Oct 1956 615 Show data context 234 Show data context 47 Show data context
14 Jan 1957 864 Show data context 252 Show data context 97 Show data context
15 Apr 1957 951 Show data context 266 Show data context 47 Show data context
15 Jul 1957 439 Show data context 215 Show data context 38 Show data context
14 Oct 1957 700 Show data context 279 Show data context 47 Show data context
13 Jan 1958 964 Show data context 271 Show data context 79 Show data context
14 Apr 1958 1,309 Show data context 369 Show data context 150 Show data context
14 Jul 1958 1,098 Show data context 316 Show data context 71 Show data context
13 Oct 1958 1,316 Show data context 415 Show data context 80 Show data context
12 Jan 1959 1,637 Show data context 489 Show data context 124 Show data context
13 Apr 1959 1,385 Show data context 459 Show data context 98 Show data context
13 Jul 1959 980 Show data context 302 Show data context 42 Show data context
12 Oct 1959 1,173 Show data context 309 Show data context 49 Show data context
11 Jan 1960 1,021 Show data context 300 Show data context 101 Show data context
Date Source
1945 - 1960 Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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nCube definition


Cause of Death as reported by the Registrar General's Quarterly Returns, 1871-1911. These reports used a greatly simplified cause of death classification, mainly focused on epidemic diseases of childhood, with no breakdown by sex or age. The detailed classification changed between 1901 and 1911: in 1911, Cholera was not listed, 'Fever' was replaced by 'Enteric or Typhoid Fever', and 'Diarrhoea' was replaced by 'Diarrhoea and Enteritis', specifically for deaths under 2 years.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, West Ham Urban Labour Market through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Numbers Unemployed by Category, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 06th June 2026