West Northamptonshire Unitary Authority (UA) : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 53,082 Show data context 22,175 Show data context
Unemployed 4,778 Show data context 1,352 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 60,091 Show data context 27,077 Show data context
Unemployed 586 Show data context 279 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 64,653 Show data context 32,960 Show data context
Unemployed 429 Show data context 306 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 70,957 Show data context 40,386 Show data context
Unemployed 1,775 Show data context 1,204 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 75,269 Show data context 49,631 Show data context
Unemployed 6,637 Show data context 2,796 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 86,016 Show data context 66,230 Show data context
Unemployed 7,037 Show data context 3,775 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 95,906 Show data context 80,181 Show data context
Unemployed 4,050 Show data context 2,589 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 102,150 Show data context 91,894 Show data context
Unemployed 6,074 Show data context 4,356 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 113,200 Show data context 102,791 Show data context
Unemployed 5,528 Show data context 4,847 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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Date accessed: 10th April 2026