HC Deb 03 December 1993 vol 233 cc841-2W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons were registered as unemployed, on the last available date, who were(a) male and over 60 years, (b) male aged 55 to 60 years and (c) female aged 55 to 60 years.

Miss Widdecombe

In October 1993 unadjusted unemployment among men aged over 60 years was 43,794. For men and women aged 55 to 59 years, the figures were 153,248 and 47,166 respectively.

Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of men aged 60 years and over were in(a) full-time employment, (b) part-time employment and(c) unemployed on 1 November in each year from 1983 and at the latest available date.

Miss Widdecombe

Available information for Great Britain based on estimates from the labour force survey—LFS—is given in the table:

Proportions of men aged 60 years and over in
Spring each year Full-time employment Per cent. Part-time employment Per cent. ILO unemployment Per cent.
1984 17.0 4.8 2.4
1985 16.1 4.7 2.3
1986 15.1 4.4 2.1
1987 14.7 4.7 2.3
Spring each year Full-time employment Per cent. Part-time employment Per cent. ILO unemployment Per cent.
1988 14.5 5.1 2.0
1989 14.6 5.5 1.9
1990 14.0 5.8 1.7
1991 14.1 5.3 1.8
1992 13.5 5.7 1.8
1993 12.0 5.3 2.3

Source: LFS. Not seasonally adjusted.

Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what assessment he has of the proportion of women of working age who are currently in employment.

Miss Widdecombe

Estimates from the labour force survey—not seasonally adjusted—show that, in Great Britain at spring 1993, 65 per cent. of women of working age were in employment. A detailed analysis of the characteristics of women in employment is provided in an article in the November 1993Employment Gazette—pages 483-502—entitled "Women in the Labour Market", a copy of which is held in the Library.