Sheffield Built-up Area : Economically Active by Sex

Economically Active by Sex

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Data for 1971 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 138,328 Show data context 81,199 Show data context
Economically inactive 25,596 Show data context 98,284 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 126,003 Show data context 82,998 Show data context
Economically inactive 41,468 Show data context 101,450 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 109,866 Show data context 82,025 Show data context
Economically inactive 48,063 Show data context 92,114 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 113,106 Show data context 93,828 Show data context
Economically inactive 51,896 Show data context 73,334 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 127,485 Show data context 112,359 Show data context
Economically inactive 55,991 Show data context 72,170 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 121,926 Show data context 110,723 Show data context
Economically inactive 78,215 Show data context 98,384 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 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, Sheffield Built-up Area through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Economically Active by Sex, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

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Date accessed: 01st June 2026