Handsworth Wood Ward : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 4,698 Show data context 3,124 Show data context
Unemployed 112 Show data context 83 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 4,179 Show data context 3,222 Show data context
Unemployed 538 Show data context 250 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 3,955 Show data context 3,389 Show data context
Unemployed 511 Show data context 284 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 4,050 Show data context 3,661 Show data context
Unemployed 464 Show data context 227 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 4,596 Show data context 4,386 Show data context
Unemployed 649 Show data context 372 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 4,589 Show data context 4,253 Show data context
Unemployed 519 Show data context 369 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, Handsworth Wood 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