HC Deb 14 June 1973 vol 857 c367W
Mr. Hardy

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of men in each year group of the ages 61 to 65 and the number who are in employment in each year group.

Mr. Chichester-Clark

The numbers of men in the total population and in the working population for ages 61, 62, 63, 64 and 65 are shown below for June 1971, the latest year for which full details are available:

GREAT BRITAIN: THOUSANDS
Age Total Population Working Population
61 300 280
62 294 268
63 285 250
64 270 233
65 257 101

Notes:

1. The working population includes employees in employment, employers and the self-employed, and registered unemployed. It is not possible to separate the unemployed for individual years of age.

2. Employment estimates are based on a sample of insurance records and are subject to sampling errors, particularly for individual years of age.

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