Economically Active by Sex

Data for 1931	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	501,506	219,037
Economically inactive	49,634	420,687

Data for 1951	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	504,181	245,742
Economically inactive	66,832	428,472

Data for 1971	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	467,763	285,009
Economically inactive	105,659	366,806

Data for 1981	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	422,164	279,279
Economically inactive	125,114	333,336

Data for 1991	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	373,711	277,892
Economically inactive	165,365	326,092

Data for 2001	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	294,873	257,704
Economically inactive	173,500	253,161

Date:	Source:
1931 - 2001	Census of Population

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