§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library an estimate of the activity rates of(a) men, (b) women and (c) men and women in each region and nation of the UK for the (i) 45 to 49, (ii) 50 to 54, (iii) 55 to 59 and (iv) 60 to 64 age groups. [1548111
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Jim Cousins, dated 22 March 2001
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question about the activity rates by region and nation of the UK for males and females of various age groups (154811).
Information about economic activity is collected by the Labour Force Survey (LFS). The table overleaf shows the economic activity rates by age and sex for each region and nation of the UK for autumn (September to November) 2000.
In the LFS, economically active people are those aged 16 and over who are either in employment or who are International Labour Organisation (ILO) unemployed.
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Economic activity rate by age, sex and region; United Kingdom: autumn 2000; not seasonally adjusted Percentage economically active Aged 45–49 10–54 55–59 60–64 All persons United Kingdom 84.6 79.1 66.7 38.4 Great Britain 84.8 79.3 66.9 38.7 England 85.1 80.0 68.0 39.6 North East 77.4 73.9 56.1 27.1 North West 83.1 73.5 59.6 34.9 Yorkshire and Humberside 83.5 80.2 68.1 36.6 East Midlands 87.4 81.8 69.7 38.8 West Midlands 81.2 78.8 66.3 38.3 Eastern 87.2 83.8 72.1 44.9 London 82.6 77.1 67.2 40.3 South East 88.7 83.8 74.9 45.6 South West 91.4 84.8 70.8 42.3 Wales 81.8 70.0 55.6 32.4 Scotland 83.1 77.2 63.0 33.9 Northern Ireland 77.4 72.2 58.3 27.5 Men United Kingdom 90.0 85.8 74.9 50.9 Great Britain 90.2 85.9 75.1 51.3 England 90.5 86.7 76.1 53.0 North East 88.4 82.6 64.0 36.5 North West 86.2 80.1 66.7 46.7 Yorkshire and Humberside 88.4 84.1 76.4 48.4 East Midlands 92.3 88.1 79.4 57.3 West Midlands 87.6 85.5 74.0 50.7 Eastern 93.0 90.7 81.4 57.9 London 89.8 84.7 74.0 54.1 South East 93.9 91.0 82.0 59.9 South West 94.1 91.1 80.7 56.0 Wales 88.9 76.7 64.1 35.2 Scotland 88.2 83.9 72.1 45.3 Northern Ireland 82.8 81.9 69.9 35.2 Women United Kingdom 79.2 72.4 58.6 26.5 Great Britain 79.4 72.6 58.9 26.7 England 79.8 73.4 60.1 26.8 North East 66.4 65.1 48.3 18.4 North West 80.0 66.9 52.7 23.7 Yorkshire and Humberside 78.5 76.2 59.8 25.2 East Midlands 82.6 75.4 60.0 20.6 West Midlands 74.7 72.1 58.7 26.2 Eastern 81.5 76.9 63.0 32.3 London 75.4 69.8 60.7 27.1
Economic activity rate by age, sex and region; United Kingdom: autumn 2000; not seasonally adjusted Percentage economically active Aged 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 South East 83.5 76.6 67.9 31.7 South West 88.8 78.7 61.1 29.3 Wales 74.9 63.3 47.3 29.7 Scotland 78.0 70.6 54.4 23.7 Northern Ireland 71.9 62.7 47.2 1— 1 Sample size too small for reliable estimate Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey