§ Mr. John Mooreasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the United Kingdom population in each year since 1960 with an estimate for 1976; and what has been the total labour force in the same years.
§ Mr. GoldingEstimates for the population and labour force, taken as the working population, at mid-year are given below:
Thousands Total population* Working population† 1960 … … 52,539 24,504 1961 … … 52,954 24,739 1962 … … 53,414 25,033 1963 … … 53,691 25,153 1964 … … 54,033 25,295 1965 … … 54,377 25,498 1966 … … 54,653 25,632 1967 … … 54,933 25,490 1968 … … 55,157 25,378 1969 … … 55,372 25,370 1970 … … 55,522 25,300 1971 … … 55,712 25,123 1972 … … 55,882 25,194 1973 … … 56,021 25,545 1974 … … 56,053 25,602 1975 … … 56,023 25,834 1976 … … 56,076 26,084‡ * Includes Her Majesty's Forces stationed at home and abroad. The figure for 1976 is from "Population projections", Series PP2 No. 5, published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1976. † Includes employees in employment, employers and self-employed, Her Majesty's Forces and registered unemployed persons. ‡ Provisional.