§ Mr. HainTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest percentage and actual figures for(a) England and (b) the United Kingdom for (i) all adults and (ii) males aged 16 years or over recorded as economically inactive.
§ Mr. McLoughlin[holding answer 21 May 1993]: The latest estimates from the labour force survey—not seasonally adjusted—are given in the table:
Labour Force Survey Thousands Adults Men England, Autumn 1992 Total aged 16 and over 37,821 18,280 Economically inactive 13,841 4,763 36.6 per cent. 26.1 per cent. United Kingdom, Spring 1992 Total aged 16 and over 45,205 21,809 Economically inactive 16,801 5,733 37.2 per cent. 26.3 per cent.