§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list(a) the total number of adults of working age, (b) the total in employment, (c) the total who were unemployed and (d) the total in employment as a percentage of the total number of adults for each year since 1966. [8528]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightAvailable information relating to 1971–95 is given in the following table.
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United Kingdom (seasonally adjusted) June of each year Population1 Thousands Workforce in employment2 Thousands Unemployed (claimant count) Thousands Workforce in employment as a percentage of the population1 Percentage 1981 33,780 24,477 2,176 72 1982 33,934 24,039 2,521 71 1983 34,199 23,758 2,805 69 1984 34,480 24,412 2,897 71 1985 34,676 24,692 3,019 71 1986 34,846 24,719 3,120 71 1987 35,029 25,248 2,836 72 1988 35,166 26,137 2,294 74 1989 35,292 26,945 1,786 76 1990 35,391 27,198 1,615 77 1991 35,469 26,313 2,301 74 1992 35,533 25,738 2,735 72 1993 35,589 25,348 2,920 71 1994 35,689 25,478 2,645 71 1995 35,760 25,722 2,314 72 Notes: 1Men aged 16 to 64 and women aged 16 to 59 years. 2Includes employees in employment, self-employed, HM forces and those on work-related Government training programmes. Source:
CSO (LMSG) and OPCS.