Lesmahagow Urban Labour Market : Numbers Unemployed by Category

Numbers Unemployed by Category

Data cube chart.

Year Men Women Juveniles
15 Jan 1962 172 Show data context 30 Show data context 9 Show data context
09 Apr 1962 102 Show data context 34 Show data context 6 Show data context
16 Jul 1962 132 Show data context 31 Show data context 15 Show data context
15 Oct 1962 171 Show data context 29 Show data context 7 Show data context
14 Jan 1963 294 Show data context 37 Show data context 36 Show data context
08 Apr 1963 145 Show data context 49 Show data context 29 Show data context
15 Jul 1963 129 Show data context 48 Show data context 26 Show data context
14 Oct 1963 153 Show data context 54 Show data context 14 Show data context
13 Jan 1964 176 Show data context 59 Show data context 28 Show data context
13 Apr 1964 135 Show data context 41 Show data context 7 Show data context
13 Jul 1964 129 Show data context 45 Show data context 13 Show data context
12 Oct 1964 124 Show data context 47 Show data context 5 Show data context
11 Jan 1965 140 Show data context 37 Show data context 5 Show data context
12 Apr 1965 124 Show data context 33 Show data context 3 Show data context
12 Jul 1965 82 Show data context 22 Show data context 3 Show data context
11 Oct 1965 114 Show data context 36 Show data context 4 Show data context
10 Jan 1966 129 Show data context 35 Show data context 5 Show data context
10 Apr 1966 105 Show data context 37 Show data context 1 Show data context
11 Jul 1966 84 Show data context 23 Show data context 3 Show data context
Date Source
1962 - 1966 Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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The Ministry of Labour's Labour Gazette provided monthly statistics on the number of people unemployed in selected towns and 'districts', from 1945 onwards (although the Ministry and the Gazette changed their names periodically). Unfortunately the number of persons insured was not included in the same reports, so it is not easy to compute rates. As well as the total number unemployed, a simple breakdown was provided by age and sex, and that is presented here. The age division was into those over and unde...


r 18, and those under 18 were categorised by sex only between 1955 and 1960, so we present the full run of data here in terms of just three categories.


How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12835577/cube/CLAIMANT_UNEM_AGESEX

Date accessed: 03rd June 2026