§ Mr. E. Johnsonasked the Minister of Labour how many men aged 45 to 55, 55 to 65 and over 65, respectively, were employed, and how many unemployed, at the latest date; and how many women aged 40 to 50, 50 to 60 and over 60, respectively, were employed, and how many unemployed, at that date.
§ Mr. WatkinsonThe latest dates for which age-analyses of the total numbers of employees and of unemployed persons are available are May, 1952, and December, 1952, respectively. The table below gives the figures that are available for those dates:
ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES IN THE UNDERMENTIONED AGE-GROUPS IN GREAT BRITAIN AT END-MAY, 1952, AND THE NUMBERS OF WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED PERSONS IN THE SAME AGE-GROUPS AT 8TH DECEMBER, 1952 Age Group Estimated total number of employees (employed and unemployed) at end-May, 1952 Number registered as wholly unemployed at 8th December, 1952* Men 40–44 … 1,595,000 44,950† 45–49 … 1,519,000 50–54 … 1,288,000 25,986 55–64 … 1,819,000 53,385 65 and over … 525,000 5,082 Women 40–49 … 1,409,000 25,381 50–59 … 1,015,000 25,975 60 and over … 301,000 1,279 * Excluding persons registered as temporarily stopped and unemployed casual workers, for whom an age-analysis is not available. † Age-analysis of the numbers unemployed does not provide any sub-division of the age-group 40–49.