Economically Active by Sex

Data for 1931	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	71,420	35,869
Economically inactive	8,580	67,158

Data for 1951	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	80,279	40,314
Economically inactive	12,432	74,797

Data for 1961	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	86,719	48,147
Economically inactive	14,951	75,125

Data for 1971	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	81,771	50,513
Economically inactive	20,046	69,874

Data for 1981	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	82,930	56,654
Economically inactive	24,854	66,674

Data for 1991	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	73,984	58,498
Economically inactive	33,105	66,149

Data for 2001	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	65,519	59,396
Economically inactive	30,472	45,797

Data for 2011	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	68,496	64,516
Economically inactive	27,601	37,584

Date:	Source:
1931 - 2011	Census of Population

 

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Date:

Acknowledgments:

2011

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