§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are current projections of the size of the working population for each of the next 10 years; and what proportion the working population will constitute of the total population in each year.
§ Mr. BoothThe following table shows the projected size of the total labour force excluding students aged 16 and over in Great Britain for each of the next 10 years and the proportion of the total population that it represents.
GREAT BRITAIN Total Labour Force aged 16 and over (excluding students) '000s Total Labour Force (aged 16 and over) as a percentage of total population (all ages) 1976 25,186 46 1977 25,327 46 1978 25,475 47 1979 25,627 47 1980 25,765 47 1981 25,960 47 1982 26,164 48 1983 26,400 48 1984 26,599 48 1985 26,712 48 1986 26,808 48