Shetland Islands Council : Economically Active by Sex

Economically Active by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 6,531 Show data context 3,229 Show data context
Economically inactive 858 Show data context 6,666 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 5,681 Show data context 1,780 Show data context
Economically inactive 1,105 Show data context 6,468 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 5,470 Show data context 1,830 Show data context
Economically inactive 1,170 Show data context 5,730 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 4,799 Show data context 1,933 Show data context
Economically inactive 1,019 Show data context 4,581 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 7,074 Show data context 3,915 Show data context
Economically inactive 1,427 Show data context 4,560 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 6,784 Show data context 4,669 Show data context
Economically inactive 1,784 Show data context 4,124 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 6,569 Show data context 5,220 Show data context
Economically inactive 1,531 Show data context 2,378 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 7,148 Show data context 6,176 Show data context
Economically inactive 1,642 Show data context 2,096 Show data context
Date Source
1931 1931 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 2 , 'Occupations of Males and of Females in Cities, Counties, and Large Burghs, showing also the Total "Operatives" and the Total "Out of Work"'
1951 1951 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 17 , 'Occupied Population classified according to 11 terminal educational ages, (a) Scotland by 9 age sections and (b) Administrative, etc. Areas by All Ages', for ''
1961 [ERROR: authority is ''SRC'' but auth_note value of S1961OCC2_M1 does not appear in SRC_TAB]
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS05: "Economically Active (EA) residents: All residents aged 15 or over")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS09: "Employment Status: All Economically Active (EA) residents: Residents aged 16 and over")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S08 Economic position: Residents aged 16 and over [100%])
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Tables KS09b and KS09c - "Economic activity")
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Tables KS602UK and KS603UK - Economic activity)

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Numbers of persons of each sex who are economically active or inactive, as recorded by the Census of Population.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Shetland Islands Council through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Economically Active by Sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th February 2026