Tanfield Ward : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 2,224 Show data context 1,123 Show data context
Unemployed 165 Show data context 53 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 1,631 Show data context 1,184 Show data context
Unemployed 433 Show data context 133 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 1,836 Show data context 1,479 Show data context
Unemployed 235 Show data context 122 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 1,838 Show data context 1,574 Show data context
Unemployed 113 Show data context 70 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 2,074 Show data context 1,919 Show data context
Unemployed 161 Show data context 104 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 1,896 Show data context 1,730 Show data context
Unemployed 131 Show data context 86 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 unemployed as recorded by the Census of Population.


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

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Date accessed: 08th April 2026