Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 14,485 Show data context 6,098 Show data context
Self-employed
Unemployed 1,576 Show data context 923 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 17,360 Show data context 7,370 Show data context
Self-employed 665 Show data context 227 Show data context
Unemployed 178 Show data context 70 Show data context
Date: Source:
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, Occupations, Table 17 , 'Occupations (condensed list) of Males and Females, showing also the total Operatives and the total Out of Work'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, Occupations, Table 21 , 'Selected Occupations with Status Aggregates - abridged analysis', for 'Con divisions and sub-divisions, Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD, NT'

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Numbers unemployed as recorded by the Census of Population.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Nuneaton UD/MB through time | Work & Poverty Statistics | Census Unemployment by Sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 14th November 2024