Economically Active by Sex

Data for 1931	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	105,489	74,203
Economically inactive	11,866	74,309

Data for 1951	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	83,203	62,826
Economically inactive	11,114	55,847

Data for 1961	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	79,979	61,251
Economically inactive	13,180	51,936

Data for 1971	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	62,321	51,773
Economically inactive	17,029	41,749

Data for 1981	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	49,096	40,541
Economically inactive	14,051	33,739

Data for 1991	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	48,500	41,733
Economically inactive	17,687	34,966

Data for 2001	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	53,203	47,345
Economically inactive	21,672	32,892

Data for 2011	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	62,686	55,711
Economically inactive	22,670	32,766

Date:	Source:
1931 - 2011	Census of Population

 

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Date:

Acknowledgments:

2011

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