HC Deb 25 July 1983 vol 46 cc318-9W
Sir David Price

asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will publish in the Official Report the most recent figures of males between the ages of 60 and 64 years who are economically active and those who are not, broken down into the usual categories, and showing each year separately;

(2) if he will publish in the Official Report the most recent figures of males between the ages of 65 and 69 years who are economically active and those who are not, broken down into the usual categories, and showing each year separately;

(3) if he will publish in the Official Report the most recent figures of females between the ages of 55 and 59 years who are economically active and those who not, broken down into the usual categories, and showing each year separately;

(4) if he will publish in the Official Report the most recent figures of females between the ages of 60 and 64 years who are economically active and those who are not, broken down into the usual categories, and showing each year separately.

Mr. Gummer

The information requested is available from the labour force survey. The latest available estimates, from the 1981 survey, are shown in the following table. All estimates from the survey are subject to sampling error; small differences in the figures for different age groups, therefore, may not be significant.

Economic Activity Status of Men Aged 60–69 and Women Aged 55–64 in Private Households
GB 1981 Q2 Thousand
Economically Active Economically Inactive
Population Total In Employment Out of Employment Total Retired Other
Men
60 329 262 240 22 67 30 37
61 331 251 224 27 80 40 40
62 229 162 143 19 67 35 31
63 207 126 110 16 81 47 34
64 230 120 103 17 110 76 33
60–64 1,325 922 820 102 404 228 175
65 234 48 45 3 186 176 10
66 257 39 37 1 218 210 8
67 247 43 42 1 204 196 8
68 227 36 35 1 191 186 5
69 236 32 32 * 204 201 3
65–69 1,200 198 192 6 1,002 969 33
Women
55 318 192 183 9 126 7 119
56 307 166 155 10 141 11 130
57 333 178 167 12 155 15 140
58 316 173 160 14 142 15 128
59 352 162 154 8 191 29 162
55–59 1,626 871 819 52 755 77 678
60 362 109 104 4 253 105 148
61 360 92 91 1 268 123 145
62 265 61 59 2 205 89 116
63 243 45 44 1 199 97 102
64 272 44 43 1 228 109 120
60–64 1,502 350 342 9 1,152 523 629
* Less than 500

Components may not sum to totals due to rounding.