Midlothian South Ward : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 3,512 Show data context 1,983 Show data context
Unemployed 193 Show data context 85 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 2,886 Show data context 2,033 Show data context
Unemployed 333 Show data context 173 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 2,516 Show data context 2,042 Show data context
Unemployed 394 Show data context 156 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 3,027 Show data context 2,749 Show data context
Unemployed 156 Show data context 90 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 3,167 Show data context 3,114 Show data context
Unemployed 346 Show data context 200 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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Numbers unemployed as recorded by the Census of Population.


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

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026