§ Mr. GrieveTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the economic activity rate in Scotland is for(a) men, and (b) women, for age groups (i) 16 and 17, (ii) 18 to 24, (iii) 25 to 34, (iv) 35 to 49, (v) 50 to 59, (vi) over 60 and (vii) 16 and over in each year from 1995 to 2000. [145662]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell to Mr. Dominic Grieve, dated 17 January 2001:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question about the economic activity rate in Scotland for men and women in various age groups for 1995–2000 (145662).The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the main source of labour market data on individuals used by National Statistics. The table overleaf shows the economic activity rate in Scotland for men and women in the age groups for 1995–2000.According to the LFS definition, the economically active are people aged 16 and over who are either in employment or International Labour Organisation (ILO) unemployed.
Percentages economically active—Scotland by age and sex; spring 1995 to spring 2000; not seasonally adjusted Year1 All 16 and over 16–17 18–24 25–34 35–49 50–59 60 and over All persons 1995 62.0 55.8 77.6 83.8 83.2 66.6 11.9 1996 61.5 58.0 75.6 83.3 82.4 67.3 11.2 1997 62.0 59.2 76.7 82.3 83.8 66.7 12.6 1998 61.9 59.6 76.3 84.1 83.2 68.5 11.0 1999 61.5 60.6 69.7 83.5 83.9 69.5 11.4 2000 62.5 57.7 75.7 84.5 85.0 68.3 12.2 Men 1995 71.2 58.1 82.1 93.0 91.4 73.8 17.8 1996 71.1 59.7 81.4 92.8 89.3 77.2 18.4 1997 70.7 56.0 80.2 91.9 89.9 77.1 18.6 1998 70.4 61.9 81.6 91.6 89.0 77.4 17.5 1999 69.7 61.5 74.9 91.7 90.1 76.2 17.7 2000 71.0 58.4 82.0 91.7 90.6 77.1 19.5 Women 1995 53.6 53.4 72.9 74.4 75.1 59.9 7.6 1996 52.6 56.1 69.7 73.8 75.7 57.9 6.0 1997 53.9 63.0 73.2 72.6 77.8 56.8 8.2 1998 54.0 57.1 70.9 76.6 77.5 60.1 6.2 1999 53.9 59.4 64.5 75.2 77.8 63.0 6.8 2000 54.6 57.0 69.3 77.1 79.6 59.8 6.8 1 Spring Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey