§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will disaggregate by(a) age and (b) sex the information given in Figure 3.7 of the document "Winning the Generation Game". [14960]
§ Mrs. RocheThe Labour Force status of persons not working aged between 50 and State Pension Age, to which Figure 3 of "Winning the Generation Game" refers, are disaggregated by age group and sex in the table.
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Labour Force status of persons aged 50–59 (female)/50–64 (male) by age group and sex, winter 1998–99 Thousands Not seasonally adjusted All 50+ 50–54 55–59 60–64 All persons All persons not working1 2,830 953 1,146 731 Looking for work 287 136 105 46 Looking after family, home 400 192 188 20 Long-term sick and disabled 1,234 409 489 336 Do not need a job 148 56 69 23 Retired 499 56 201 242 Other 263 105 94 64 Males All persons not working1 1,518 348 438 731 Looking for work 201 84 71 46 Looking after family, home 58 19 20 20 Long-term sick and disabled 753 189 228 336 Do not need a job 48 9 16 23 Retired 334 20 72 242 Other 123 27 31 64 Females All persons not working1 1,312 605 707 — Looking for work 86 52 34 — Looking after family, home 341 173 169 — Long-term sick and disabled 481 220 261 — Do not need a job 100 47 53 — Retired 165 36 129 — Other 140 77 63 — 1 Includes those ILO unemployed and inactive. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) measure of unemployment refers to people who are: (a) out of work, want a job, have actively sought work in the last four weeks and are available to start work in the next two weeks, or (b) are out of work, have found a job and are waiting to start it in the next two weeks. Source:
ONS—Labour Force Survey