Economically Active by Sex

Data for 1931	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	88,957	54,869
Economically inactive	5,357	52,476

Data for 1951	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	73,641	47,985
Economically inactive	8,617	47,551

Data for 1961	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	70,612	43,706
Economically inactive	11,383	48,120

Data for 1971	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	68,063	44,558
Economically inactive	13,766	45,008

Data for 1981	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	63,669	44,422
Economically inactive	16,539	43,145

Data for 1991	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	58,989	45,672
Economically inactive	20,926	42,785

Data for 2001	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	53,701	45,280
Economically inactive	20,336	33,251

Data for 2011	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	57,835	48,563
Economically inactive	20,947	32,420

Date:	Source:
1931 - 2011	Census of Population

 

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Date:

Acknowledgments:

2011

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