Chelmsford 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 18,340 Show data context 10,358 Show data context
Economically inactive 2,265 Show data context 11,571 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 22,866 Show data context 14,669 Show data context
Economically inactive 4,829 Show data context 14,198 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 25,246 Show data context 18,471 Show data context
Economically inactive 6,228 Show data context 14,909 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 26,904 Show data context 21,885 Show data context
Economically inactive 6,379 Show data context 11,400 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 29,992 Show data context 26,196 Show data context
Economically inactive 7,014 Show data context 11,466 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 30,665 Show data context 28,191 Show data context
Economically inactive 12,728 Show data context 17,578 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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Numbers of persons of each sex who are economically active or inactive, as recorded by the Census of Population.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Chelmsford Built-up Area through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Economically Active by Sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/13510260/cube/CENSUS_ACTIVE_GEN

Date accessed: 03rd June 2026