§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what information he has as to what was the labour force participation rate for(a) men and (b) women in the age groups (i) 16 to 19 years, (ii) 20 to 24 years, (iii) 25 to 54 years, (iv) 55 to 64 years and (v) 65 to 74 years, in 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985 and 1988, for the United Kingdom, France, West Germany, Italy, the United States of America, Japan and Sweden.
§ Mr. LeeThis information is not available for all the countries listed at the detailed level requested. The table below gives the available data common to all countries. More detailed information on European Community countries is included in the Eurostat publication "Labour Force Survey Results", copies of which are kept in the Library.
Total labour force as a percentage of population aged 15–64 1970 1975 1980 1985 1986 United Kingdom Males 94.4 92.1 90.5 88.9 88.5 Females 50.7 55.1 58.3 60.6 61.6 France Males 86.9 84.3 81.7 76.7 76.3 Females 48.5 51.1 54.4 54.9 55.3 Germany Males 92.5 87.0 83.6 80.0 79.8 Females 48.1 49.6 50.0 50.3 51.1 Italy1 Males 86.8 n/a 82.8 79.3 79.3 Females 33.5 n/a 39.6 41.0 42.3 United States Males 87.1 85.4 84.7 84.0 84.4 Females 48.9 53.2 59.7 63.8 64.9 Japan Males 89.4 89.7 89.0 87.8 87.6 Females 55.4 51.7 54.9 57.2 57.4 Sweden Males 88.8 89.2 87.8 84.2 84.1 Females 59.4 67.6 74.1 77.6 73.3 Source: "Labour Force Statistics 1966–1986" (OECD) except UK(DE).
1 Population aged 14–64.