Economically Active by Sex

Data for 1931	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	83,234	31,756
Economically inactive	8,681	63,907

Data for 1951	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	76,007	34,958
Economically inactive	9,610	57,273

Data for 1961	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	73,255	40,810
Economically inactive	11,822	53,073

Data for 1971	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	64,271	40,396
Economically inactive	14,256	45,975

Data for 1981	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	60,383	41,397
Economically inactive	16,272	43,744

Data for 1991	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	55,948	42,895
Economically inactive	19,592	43,218

Data for 2001	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	54,263	46,756
Economically inactive	19,460	33,288

Data for 2011	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	70,425	61,648
Economically inactive	22,532	32,117

Date:	Source:
1931 - 2011	Census of Population

 

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Date:

Acknowledgments:

2011

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