HC Deb 18 January 1994 vol 235 cc551-2W
Sir Michael Neubert

To ask the Secretary of State for employment how many people in the United Kingdom are in work, as a percentage of the total population of working age; and what information he has as to the figure in each other EC country.

Miss Widdecombe

The available information is as follows:

Total employment as a percentage of the population aged 15 to 64; 19911
Per cent.
Denmark 76
Portugal 71
United Kingdom 69
Germany 65
Netherlands 63
Luxembourg 61
France 60
Belgium 57
Italy 56
Greece 55
Ireland 52
Spain 49

Source: OECD, except United Kingdom (Employment Department).

1 1991 is the latest year for which comparable data are available.