HC Deb 18 October 1993 vol 230 c70W
Mr. John Marshall

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what were the labour market participation rates in each EC country at the last date for which figures were available.

Miss Widdecombe

The latest available economic activity rates, comparable across all EC countries, are for spring 1991 and are shown in the table:

Per cent
Denmark 67.1
United Kingdom 61.8
Portugal 59.5
FR Germany 58.7
Netherlands 56.9
France 54.5
Ireland 51.9
Luxembourg 51.2
Italy 49.9
Belgium 48.5
Greece 47.4
Spain 47.2
Europe 12 55.1

Source: Eurostat, labour force survey results 1991.

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