Peckham Ward :
Census Unemployment by Sex

Census Unemployment by Sex

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Data for 1971 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 2,706 Show data context 1,924 Show data context
Unemployed 161 Show data context 76 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 3,083 Show data context 2,482 Show data context
Unemployed 806 Show data context 359 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 2,355 Show data context 2,103 Show data context
Unemployed 1,157 Show data context 730 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 2,109 Show data context 2,008 Show data context
Unemployed 404 Show data context 268 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 3,245 Show data context 3,142 Show data context
Unemployed 461 Show data context 422 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Census Unemployment Male Female
In employment 3,586 Show data context 3,770 Show data context
Unemployed 427 Show data context 414 Show data context
Date Source
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 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Tables KS009b and KS009c - "Economic activity")
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Tables KS602UK and KS603UK - Economic activity)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Economic activity status" (12 way) by Sex)

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Numbers unemployed as recorded by the Census of Population.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Peckham through time | Work & Poverty Statistics | Census Unemployment by Sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/13493900/cube/CENSUS_EMPL

Date accessed: 12th December 2025