Economically Active by Sex

Data for 1931	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	711,125	324,798
Economically inactive	51,992	516,033

Data for 1951	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	831,685	411,873
Economically inactive	78,288	585,397

Data for 1961	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	888,740	456,429
Economically inactive	103,820	593,411

Data for 1971	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	842,114	487,448
Economically inactive	162,033	562,227

Data for 1981	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	773,249	486,462
Economically inactive	203,330	547,658

Data for 1991	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	703,530	505,232
Economically inactive	258,383	537,506

Data for 2001	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	629,922	507,400
Economically inactive	258,956	411,624

Data for 2011	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	701,166	595,298
Economically inactive	269,603	392,607

Date:	Source:
1931 - 2011	Census of Population

 

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Date:

Acknowledgments:

2011

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