HC Deb 18 May 2000 vol 350 cc268-9W
Mr. Alexander

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people in work are(a) women aged between 50 and 60 years, (b) men aged between 50 and 60 years, (c) women aged between 60 and 65 years, (d) men aged between 60 and 65 years, (e) women aged over 65 years and (f) men aged over 65 years; and what percentage are in full-time employment in each category. [122370]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The information falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from John Pullinger to Mr. Douglas Alexander, dated 18 May 2000: The Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been asked to reply to your recent question on people in employment aged over 50. I am replying in the Director's absence. The table attached shows non-seasonally adjusted estimates from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) which is the main source of labour market data on individuals. It gives the number of men and women in work by age group and the percentage that are in full-time employment in each category in the winter (December to February) quarter of 1999/2000. People aged 16 or over are classed in employment by the LFS if they have done at least one hour of paid work (as an employee or self-employed) in the week prior to their LFS interview or if they have a job that they are temporarily away from. People who do unpaid work in a family business and people on Government-supported training and employment programmes are also included according to the International Labour Organisation convention.

Persons in employment by age group and whether working full-time, United Kingdom, Winter (December–February) 1999–2000
Thousand and percentage1
Age
In employment 50–59 60–64 65+
Men 2,731 644 283
Of which:
Total in full-time employment 2,512 526 88
Percentage in full-time employment2 92 82 31
Women 2,297 370 179
Of which:
Total in full-time employment 1,201 116 22
Percentage in full-time employment2 52 31 12
All persons 5,028 1,014 461
Of which:
Total in full-time employment2 3,712 642 110
Percentage in full-time employment 74 63 24
1Not seasonally adjusted
2People in full-time employment as a percentage of all in employment in the relevant age band.

Source:

Labour Force Survey, Office for National Statistics

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