§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the current estimates and
Estimates and projections of the population of working age Thousand Men aged 16 to 64 years Women aged 16 to 59 years Estimates Projections Estimates Projections 1979 1983 1986 1987 1988 1989 1979 1983 1986 1987 1988 1989 North 980 993 993 992 989 985 900 898 899 901 896 893 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,522 1,561 1,573 1,575 1,580 1,579 1,389 1,407 1,423 1,429 1,430 1,430 East Midlands 1,197 1,241 1,276 1,285 1,291 1,297 1,083 1,115 1,146 1,157 1,166 1,172 East Anglia 578 608 632 639 647 653 519 545 572 580 586 593 South East 5,317 5,476 5,587 5,610 5,663 5,682 4,907 4,995 5,118 5,148 5,176 5,193 Greater London1 2,183 2,185 2,203 2,203 2,214 2,213 2,040 2,026 2,052 2,056 2,062 2,063 South West 1,305 1,369 1,418 1,433 1,440 1,450 1,201 1,243 1,296 1,315 1,317 1,327 West Midlands 1,641 1,681 1,696 1,703 1,702 1,701 1,477 1,495 1,510 1,519 1,526 1,528 North West 1,991 2,025 2,037 2,039 2,039 2,034 1,839 1,836 1,848 1,855 1,853 1,850 Wales 863 879 890 896 892 891 790 798 806 813 810 810 Scotland 1,577 1,627 1,648 1,649 1,654 1,655 1,490 1,511 1,523 1,526 1,528 1,526 1 Included in South East. Source: Office of Population Censuses and Surveys and General Register Office for Scotland.