Gainful Employment (Statistics) (Hansard, 6 December 1956)

HC Deb 06 December 1956 vol 561 cc155-6W 155W

§ Mr. Lawson
asked the Minister of Labour what percentages of the total population of England, Wales and Scotland were gainfully employed in 1948 and at the latest convenient date.

§ Mr. Iain Macleod
The following table gives the information desired for England and Wales and for Scotland. Separate figures for Wales are not available. Numbers of persons gainfully employed in England and Wales and in Scotland156W expressed as percentages of the total population.

— mid-1948 mid-1955^*

England and Wales … 47 48

Scotland … 45 46

^* Figures are not at present available for any date later than mid-1955.

—	mid-1948	mid-1955^*
England and Wales	…	47	48
Scotland	…	45	46
^* Figures are not at present available for any date later than mid-1955.