Forest Gate South Ward : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 3,857 Show data context 2,449 Show data context
Unemployed 224 Show data context 94 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 3,149 Show data context 2,074 Show data context
Unemployed 593 Show data context 255 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 2,520 Show data context 1,957 Show data context
Unemployed 738 Show data context 367 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 2,865 Show data context 2,262 Show data context
Unemployed 462 Show data context 304 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 4,939 Show data context 3,429 Show data context
Unemployed 565 Show data context 392 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 4,408 Show data context 3,601 Show data context
Unemployed 546 Show data context 398 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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Total number of persons in employment across all industrial sectors.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Forest Gate 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