Der, hvor der er en tradition for arbejde uden for hjemmet, og for at kvinder deltager på arbejdsmarkedet (f.eks. i South Armagh i Nordirland), vil flere kvinder lade sig registrere som arbejdsløse, snarere end som uden erhverv.
Where there is a tradition of employment outside the home and of women being part of the labour market (for example in South Armagh in northern Ireland) more women are likely to register as being unemployed rather than as inactive.