Musselburgh Ward : Economically Active by Sex

Economically Active by Sex

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Data for 1971 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 5,135 Show data context 3,366 Show data context
Economically inactive 866 Show data context 3,565 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 4,749 Show data context 3,474 Show data context
Economically inactive 1,369 Show data context 3,659 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 5,205 Show data context 4,337 Show data context
Economically inactive 1,885 Show data context 4,073 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 5,046 Show data context 4,789 Show data context
Economically inactive 1,672 Show data context 2,752 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 5,341 Show data context 5,554 Show data context
Economically inactive 1,743 Show data context 2,778 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 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Tables KS09b and KS09c - "Economic activity")
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Tables KS602UK and KS603UK - Economic activity)

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Total population at this Census, and for previous censuses. Where the latter appear, they are for the same area, so if there had been boundary changes they will differ from the population given for the same reporting unit by the previous census.


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

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026