Shifnal North Ward : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 877 Show data context 479 Show data context
Unemployed 24 Show data context 11 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 1,082 Show data context 670 Show data context
Unemployed 144 Show data context 50 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 1,281 Show data context 940 Show data context
Unemployed 100 Show data context 46 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 1,204 Show data context 1,004 Show data context
Unemployed 43 Show data context 30 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 1,247 Show data context 1,130 Show data context
Unemployed 63 Show data context 43 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 1,567 Show data context 1,453 Show data context
Unemployed 69 Show data context 56 Show data context
Date Source
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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Numbers of the two sexes tend to be balanced. Military bases led to higher proportions of men, while large numbers of domestic servants created concentrations of women.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Shifnal North Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Census Unemployment by Sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026