Economically Active by Sex

Data for 1921	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	12,111,581	5,064,979
Economically inactive	1,801,241	10,754,790

Data for 1931	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	13,151,800	5,546,248
Economically inactive	1,377,843	10,742,149

Data for 1951	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	14,044,047	6,265,088
Economically inactive	2,001,844	11,709,354

Data for 1971	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	14,408,391	8,311,699
Economically inactive	3,300,639	11,117,354

Data for 1981	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	14,055,954	8,928,129
Economically inactive	4,039,173	10,720,974

Data for 1991	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	14,522,923	10,534,174
Economically inactive	5,162,055	10,560,821

Data for 2001	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	13,217,165	10,839,698
Economically inactive	5,287,418	8,263,157

Date:	Source:
1921	1921 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 16, 'Occupations'
1931 - 2001	Census of Population

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