HC Deb 24 March 1981 vol 1 c293W
Mr. Archie Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of the labour force was female in 1950 and in 1980.

Mr. Peter Morrison

It is estimated that 31 per cent. of the labour force in 1951 was female. In 1979, the latest year for which information is available, the corresponding figure was 39 per cent.