HC Deb 19 January 1994 vol 235 c684W
Mr. Bowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of(a) men and (b) women are economically active at age (i) 55, (ii) 56, (iii) 57, (iv) 58, (v) 59, (vi) 60, (vii) 61, (viii) 62, (ix) 63, (x) 64, (xi) 65 years and (xii) over 65.

Miss Widdecombe

Estimates from the labour force survey of economic activity rates by age, for Great Britain in summer 1993, are given in the table:

Economic activity rates by age Summer 1993 (not seasonally adjusted) Great Britain
Per cent.
Age (years) Males Females
55 81 61
56 79 58
57 79 56
58 70 47
59 68 45
60 66 34
61 56 30
62 53 21
63 46 21
64 40 17
65 17 8
over 65 6 3