Wester Ross Strathpeffer and Lochalsh Ward : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 2,455 Show data context 1,089 Show data context
Unemployed 178 Show data context 101 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 2,597 Show data context 1,195 Show data context
Unemployed 269 Show data context 190 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 2,887 Show data context 1,982 Show data context
Unemployed 250 Show data context 149 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 2,876 Show data context 2,383 Show data context
Unemployed 265 Show data context 125 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 3,210 Show data context 2,758 Show data context
Unemployed 165 Show data context 137 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, Wester Ross Strathpeffer and Lochalsh 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