Economically Active by Sex

Data for 1931	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	85,525	38,781
Economically inactive	6,426	66,086

Data for 1951	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	102,385	56,788
Economically inactive	10,672	75,272

Data for 1961	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	100,613	59,143
Economically inactive	12,325	65,772

Data for 1971	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	84,618	57,043
Economically inactive	16,795	52,857

Data for 1981	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	74,420	53,650
Economically inactive	20,231	47,580

Data for 1991	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	70,074	55,145
Economically inactive	22,692	45,523

Data for 2001	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	70,232	59,921
Economically inactive	26,556	42,016

Data for 2011	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	89,774	74,217
Economically inactive	28,059	41,676

Date:	Source:
1931 - 2011	Census of Population

 

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Date:

Acknowledgments:

2011

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