Lewes Built-up Area : Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 1,951 Show data context 1,338 Show data context
Unemployed 207 Show data context 48 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 2,726 Show data context 2,051 Show data context
Unemployed 238 Show data context 122 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 3,128 Show data context 2,690 Show data context
Unemployed 270 Show data context 121 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 3,873 Show data context 3,440 Show data context
Unemployed 175 Show data context 126 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 4,179 Show data context 3,999 Show data context
Unemployed 260 Show data context 198 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 3,755 Show data context 3,770 Show data context
Unemployed 201 Show data context 182 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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Area in Acres as given in the Census reports.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lewes Built-up Area through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Census Unemployment by Sex, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

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Date accessed: 01st June 2026