Data for 1931 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 12,822,504 Show data context 5,707,842 Show data context
Self-employed
Unemployed 1,967,150 Show data context 557,374 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 14,407,008 Show data context 6,579,741 Show data context
Self-employed 902,005 Show data context 245,926 Show data context
Unemployed 339,855 Show data context 135,502 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 14,579,210 Show data context 7,340,420 Show data context
Self-employed 1,385,400 Show data context 331,130 Show data context
Unemployed 267,860 Show data context 110,300 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 15,053,811 Show data context 8,737,395 Show data context
Self-employed
Unemployed 666,929 Show data context 343,602 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 12,190,694 Show data context 8,792,967 Show data context
Self-employed 1,707,341 Show data context 440,141 Show data context
Unemployed 1,595,235 Show data context 644,792 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 12,043,726 Show data context 10,727,438 Show data context
Self-employed 2,538,295 Show data context 754,826 Show data context
Unemployed 2,122,451 Show data context 1,002,191 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 11,608,076 Show data context 11,068,108 Show data context
Self-employed 2,453,911 Show data context 906,766 Show data context
Unemployed 891,020 Show data context 518,401 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 12,492,507 Show data context 12,631,957 Show data context
Self-employed 3,018,447 Show data context 1,266,907 Show data context
Unemployed 1,194,719 Show data context 794,231 Show data context
Date: Source:
1931 - 2011 Census of Population

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