HC Deb 25 April 1988 vol 132 c27W
Mr. Grocott

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many men aged between 60 and 65 years are(a) retired, (b) unemployed and (c) at work.

Mr. Lee

Preliminary results from the 1987 labour force survey are as shown in the table:

Men aged 60–64 inclusive Great Britain—Spring 1987
Thousands
(1) In paid employment 676
(2) Unemployed1 77
(3) Economically inactive 628
of which retired 2 254
1 Great Britain labour force definition.
2 Those who said that they had not looked for work in the week before interview because they had retired.