Scotland Government Region : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 1,258,855 Show data context 584,748 Show data context
Unemployed 283,399 Show data context 74,310 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 1,526,754 Show data context 667,913 Show data context
Unemployed 58,581 Show data context 20,381 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 1,532,752 Show data context 721,564 Show data context
Unemployed 50,639 Show data context 14,900 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 1,369,207 Show data context 829,722 Show data context
Unemployed 95,636 Show data context 40,105 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 1,232,059 Show data context 858,456 Show data context
Unemployed 202,888 Show data context 90,115 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 1,189,985 Show data context 963,036 Show data context
Unemployed 168,160 Show data context 79,135 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 1,199,889 Show data context 1,076,110 Show data context
Unemployed 96,816 Show data context 51,266 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 1,311,672 Show data context 1,237,813 Show data context
Unemployed 118,198 Show data context 71,216 Show data context
Date Source
1931 - 2011 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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Numbers unemployed as recorded by the Census of Population.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Scotland Government Region 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