Data for 1931	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	924,437	524,599
Economically inactive	69,156	622,526

Data for 1951	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	863,487	504,315
Economically inactive	105,708	624,829

Data for 1961	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	851,836	489,073
Economically inactive	126,810	611,151

Data for 1971	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	789,835	493,267
Economically inactive	183,105	581,847

Data for 1981	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	734,776	494,496
Economically inactive	208,792	536,726

Data for 1991	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	671,918	509,922
Economically inactive	259,881	516,881

Data for 2001	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	621,940	525,062
Economically inactive	255,138	379,685

Data for 2011	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	712,735	623,790
Economically inactive	268,724	364,787

Date:	Source:
1931 - 2011	Census of Population

 

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Date:

Acknowledgments:

2011

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