HC Deb 02 March 1976 vol 906 c586W
Mr. Rooker

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his Department's estimate of the increase in working population by 1980.

Mr. Booth

The total labour force, excluding students aged 16 and over, in Great Britain is projected to increase by 579,000 over the next four years, from 25,186,000 in 1976 to 25,765,000 in 1980.