East Suffolk District : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 40,862 Show data context 15,095 Show data context
Unemployed 6,199 Show data context 1,395 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 44,906 Show data context 15,481 Show data context
Unemployed 1,392 Show data context 492 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 50,236 Show data context 17,790 Show data context
Unemployed 749 Show data context 302 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 50,777 Show data context 25,148 Show data context
Unemployed 2,283 Show data context 1,128 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 49,640 Show data context 27,925 Show data context
Unemployed 4,362 Show data context 1,883 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 54,580 Show data context 39,174 Show data context
Unemployed 4,342 Show data context 2,018 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 54,236 Show data context 44,414 Show data context
Unemployed 2,930 Show data context 1,829 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 57,517 Show data context 50,831 Show data context
Unemployed 3,735 Show data context 2,383 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 55,751 Show data context 50,610 Show data context
Unemployed 3,052 Show data context 2,391 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, East Suffolk District through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Census Unemployment by Sex, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

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Date accessed: 02nd June 2026