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Originally Posted by BERNADETTE
These figures don't surprise me in the least, it just makes me very suspicious of the figures Garinda quoted. Obviously there are different angles of looking at things but with all the major employers that have left the area I know which figures make more sense to me. Suppose it is just how the figures are wrapped up.
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Basic information unemployment graph, in census years.
Hyndburn Lancashire through time | Work and Poverty Statistics | Census Unemployment by Sex
Male unemployment graph 1931 - 2001, although that doesn't show the many traditional textile jobs done by women in the area.
Hyndburn Lancashire through time | Historical Statistics on Work and Poverty for the District/Unitary Authority | Rate: Male Unemployment
Decline in manufacturing jobs 1841 - 2001.
Hyndburn Lancashire through time | Historical Statistics on Industry for the District/Unitary Authority | Rate: Manufacturing
Rise in service industry jobs in the area, for the same period. Note the massive rise from the mid seventies until present day.
Hyndburn Lancashire through time | Historical Statistics on Industry for the District/Unitary Authority | Rate: Services
Some historical information is hard to come by, as the borough in it's present form, with changed boundaries, didn't come into existence until 1974.