§ 32. Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of males aged 15 to 64 years and females aged 15 to 59 years were in employment at the end of 1980; and how the figures compare with the percentages for 1977.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe latest available estimates are for May 1979 and are from the 1979 EC labour force survey. The information which relates to those aged from 16 to retirement age is as follows:
Percentage of Population in Employment, Great Britain 1979 Males aged 16–64 years 87 Females aged 16–59 years 59 These percentages are not significantly different from those shown by the results of the 1977 EC labour force survey.