West Suffolk District : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 19,903 Show data context 6,431 Show data context
Unemployed 2,459 Show data context 453 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 29,273 Show data context 7,305 Show data context
Unemployed 358 Show data context 117 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 29,102 Show data context 9,313 Show data context
Unemployed 281 Show data context 112 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 33,428 Show data context 15,625 Show data context
Unemployed 958 Show data context 593 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 37,934 Show data context 22,387 Show data context
Unemployed 2,673 Show data context 1,302 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 40,520 Show data context 30,291 Show data context
Unemployed 2,772 Show data context 1,393 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 44,099 Show data context 34,603 Show data context
Unemployed 1,356 Show data context 1,115 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 48,471 Show data context 40,093 Show data context
Unemployed 2,265 Show data context 1,610 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 48,201 Show data context 41,425 Show data context
Unemployed 1,876 Show data context 1,720 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, West Suffolk District 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