Dunfermline 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 13,760 Show data context 7,596 Show data context
Economically inactive 1,945 Show data context 10,258 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 16,899 Show data context 10,672 Show data context
Economically inactive 3,994 Show data context 11,658 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 17,282 Show data context 12,686 Show data context
Economically inactive 5,322 Show data context 11,789 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 16,760 Show data context 14,700 Show data context
Economically inactive 5,053 Show data context 8,248 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 20,383 Show data context 18,448 Show data context
Economically inactive 5,809 Show data context 8,426 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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The National Statistics Socio-economic Classfication has been used by the census since 2001 "to measure the employment relations and conditions of occupations", replacing the earlier system of Socio-Economic Groups.


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

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Date accessed: 03rd June 2026