HC Deb 21 June 1979 vol 968 cc694-5W
Mr. Field

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the number of (a) men and (b) women in employment and unemployed for each year since 1945.

GREAT BRITAIN
Thousunds
Employed labour force (a) Registered unemployed
Date(d) Males Females Males Females
1945 … … … … 14,813 6,733 68 35
1946 … … … … 14,366 5,779 270 106
1947 … … … … 14,435 5,672 193 6[...]
1948(1) … … … 14,334 5,668 213 59
1948(2) … … … 15,445(b) 7,059(b) 212(c) 64(c)
1949 … … … … 15,447 7,068 194 62
1950 … … … … 15,496 7,213 196 77
1951 … … … … 15,677 7,378 121 63
1952 … … … … 15,727 7,334 170 126
1953 … … … … 15,741 7,427 179 97
1954 … … … … 15,867 7,626 148 79
1955 … … … … 15,963 7,789 116 64
1956 … … … … 16,077 7,890 126 63
1957 … … … … 16,067 7,932 170 77
1958 … … … … 15,909 7,840 264 104
1959(1) … … … 15,889 7,921 278 107
1959(2) … … … 15,729(b) 7,500(b)
1960 … … … … 15,882 7,759 214 83
1961 … … … … 15,999 7,928 185 70
1962 … … … … 16,053 8,047 278 95
1963 … … … … 16,041 8,088 346 115
1964 … … … … 16,150 8,265 240 77
1965 … … … … 16,235 8,425 207 63
1966 … … … … 16,202 8,612 199 54
1967 … … … … 15,941 8,511 378 88
1968 … … … … 15,747 8,553 429 77
1969 … … … … 15,673 8,638 415 68
1970 … … … … 15,527 8,670 450 73
1971 … … … … 15,248 8,610 589 98
1972 … … … … 15,139 8,717 647 119
1973 … … … … 15,337 9,091 461 84
1974 … … … … 15,187 9,318 439 75
1975 … … … … 15,018 9,357 680 149
1976 … … … … 14,874 9,335 972 306
1977 … … … … 14,860* 9,464* 1,009 381
1978 … … … … 14,831* 9,533* 978 403
* Provisional estimate.
Notes:
(a) The employed labour force comprises employees in employment, self-employed—with or without employees—and Her Majesty's Forces.
(b) Since 1945 methods of making employment estimates have changed several times. This has led to discontinuities at some points. Where this occurs two sets of figures are given. Further details of the methods of estimation are given in British Labour Statistics—Historical Abstract 1886–1968 (Appendix B and footnotes to pp. 218–220) and Department of Employment Gazettes for March 1975 (pp. 193–196), December 1976 (pp. 1344–1346) and June 1977 (pp. 604–605).
(c) Figures up to 1948(1) relate to the numbers of registered unemployed who were insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts; those from 1948(2) to all persons registered as unemployed.
(d) Figures up to 1948(1) relate to July from 1948(2) to June.