Economically Active by Sex

Data for 1931	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	956,893	372,509
Economically inactive	139,049	904,831

Data for 1951	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	1,094,752	408,574
Economically inactive	199,803	1,041,769

Data for 1961	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	1,127,714	472,120
Economically inactive	232,984	1,048,062

Data for 1971	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	1,145,422	620,949
Economically inactive	341,331	1,050,925

Data for 1981	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	1,194,052	725,529
Economically inactive	396,741	1,034,529

Data for 1991	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	1,282,843	946,073
Economically inactive	496,290	1,013,287

Data for 2001	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	1,301,215	1,085,063
Economically inactive	444,594	703,602

Data for 2011	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	1,437,859	1,272,928
Economically inactive	472,801	673,127

Date:	Source:
1931 - 2011	Census of Population

 

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Date:

Acknowledgments:

2011

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