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The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated July 2009:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many (a) men and (b) women were working in the economy in each region in each of the last 30 years. (285686)""The available information on people aged 16 and over in employment for 1992 to 2009 is shown in the attached table. Regional estimates for years prior to 1992 are not available on a comparable basis. This information is updated monthly as part of the Labour Market Statistics Bulletin and can be found on the National Statistics website at the following address:""http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/product.asp?vlnk=8281""The estimates are derived from the Labour Force Survey. As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty."<Table width="100%" summary="" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" border="0"><thead><tr><th>People aged 16 and over in employment by Government office region and sex, three-month period ending May 1992; then April 1993 to 2009, United Kingdom, seasonally adjusted</th></tr></thead><TR><TD>Thousand</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>North East</TD><TD>North West</TD><TD>Yorkshire and Humberside</TD><TD>East Midlands</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>Men</TD><TD>Women</TD><TD>Men</TD><TD>Women</TD><TD>Men</TD><TD>Women</TD><TD>Men</TD><TD>Women</TD></TR><TR><TD>1992</TD><TD>570</TD><TD>485</TD><TD>1,605</TD><TD>1,332</TD><TD>1,191</TD><TD>981</TD><TD>1,026</TD><TD>831</TD></TR><TR><TD>1993</TD><TD>559</TD><TD>488</TD><TD>1,573</TD><TD>1,313</TD><TD>1,171</TD><TD>991</TD><TD>1,017</TD><TD>838</TD></TR><TR><TD>1994</TD><TD>556</TD><TD>483</TD><TD>1,558</TD><TD>1,321</TD><TD>1,173</TD><TD>982</TD><TD>1,021</TD><TD>827</TD></TR><TR><TD>1995</TD><TD>552</TD><TD>474</TD><TD>1,563</TD><TD>1,311</TD><TD>1,191</TD><TD>985</TD><TD>1,042</TD><TD>846</TD></TR><TR><TD>1996</TD><TD>574</TD><TD>482</TD><TD>1,568</TD><TD>1,326</TD><TD>1,188</TD><TD>1,002</TD><TD>1,039</TD><TD>855</TD></TR><TR><TD>1997</TD><TD>572</TD><TD>488</TD><TD>1,603</TD><TD>1,350</TD><TD>1,177</TD><TD>993</TD><TD>1,066</TD><TD>881</TD></TR><TR><TD>1998</TD><TD>580</TD><TD>482</TD><TD>1,593</TD><TD>1,335</TD><TD>1,184</TD><TD>1,013</TD><TD>1,079</TD><TD>882</TD></TR><TR><TD>1999</TD><TD>554</TD><TD>477</TD><TD>1,591</TD><TD>1,357</TD><TD>1,204</TD><TD>1,009</TD><TD>1,075</TD><TD>898</TD></TR><TR><TD>2000</TD><TD>572</TD><TD>500</TD><TD>1,656</TD><TD>1,371</TD><TD>1,216</TD><TD>1,038</TD><TD>1,099</TD><TD>904</TD></TR><TR><TD>2001</TD><TD>578</TD><TD>492</TD><TD>1,635</TD><TD>1,414</TD><TD>1,217</TD><TD>1,054</TD><TD>1,088</TD><TD>892</TD></TR><TR><TD>2002</TD><TD>571</TD><TD>520</TD><TD>1,609</TD><TD>1,427</TD><TD>1,235</TD><TD>1,039</TD><TD>1,096</TD><TD>903</TD></TR><TR><TD>2003</TD><TD>575</TD><TD>499</TD><TD>1,673</TD><TD>1,437</TD><TD>1,255</TD><TD>1,069</TD><TD>1,119</TD><TD>926</TD></TR><TR><TD>2004</TD><TD>589</TD><TD>528</TD><TD>1,678</TD><TD>1,463</TD><TD>1,274</TD><TD>1,100</TD><TD>1,119</TD><TD>949</TD></TR><TR><TD>2005</TD><TD>595</TD><TD>530</TD><TD>1,692</TD><TD>1,480</TD><TD>1,286</TD><TD>1,109</TD><TD>1,142</TD><TD>959</TD></TR><TR><TD>2006</TD><TD>615</TD><TD>545</TD><TD>1,704</TD><TD>1,493</TD><TD>1,313</TD><TD>1,118</TD><TD>1,158</TD><TD>988</TD></TR><TR><TD>2007</TD><TD>615</TD><TD>534</TD><TD>1,701</TD><TD>1,481</TD><TD>1,310</TD><TD>1,098</TD><TD>1,169</TD><TD>970</TD></TR><TR><TD>2008</TD><TD>617</TD><TD>546</TD><TD>1,688</TD><TD>1,470</TD><TD>1,334</TD><TD>1,128</TD><TD>1,171</TD><TD>990</TD></TR><TR><TD>2009</TD><TD>608</TD><TD>535</TD><TD>1,673</TD><TD>1,475</TD><TD>1,301</TD><TD>1,114</TD><TD>1,160</TD><TD>995</TD></TR></Table><Table width="100%" summary="" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" border="0"><TR><TD></TD><TD>West Midlands</TD><TD>Eastern</TD><TD>London</TD><TD>South East</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>Men</TD><TD>Women</TD><TD>Men</TD><TD>Women</TD><TD>Men</TD><TD>Women</TD><TD>Men</TD><TD>Women</TD></TR><TR><TD>1992</TD><TD>1,284</TD><TD>1,011</TD><TD>1,374</TD><TD>1,079</TD><TD>1,658</TD><TD>1,361</TD><TD>2,008</TD><TD>1,648</TD></TR><TR><TD>1993</TD><TD>1,244</TD><TD>1,007</TD><TD>1,336</TD><TD>1,070</TD><TD>1,616</TD><TD>1,382</TD><TD>1,977</TD><TD>1,614</TD></TR><TR><TD>1994</TD><TD>1,279</TD><TD>1,045</TD><TD>1,340</TD><TD>1,083</TD><TD>1,583</TD><TD>1,373</TD><TD>2,019</TD><TD>1,638</TD></TR><TR><TD>1995</TD><TD>1,297</TD><TD>1,033</TD><TD>1,366</TD><TD>1,093</TD><TD>1,637</TD><TD>1,398</TD><TD>2,026</TD><TD>1,654</TD></TR><TR><TD>1996</TD><TD>1,294</TD><TD>1,047</TD><TD>1,385</TD><TD>1,087</TD><TD>1,654</TD><TD>1,435</TD><TD>2,047</TD><TD>1,718</TD></TR><TR><TD>1997</TD><TD>1,327</TD><TD>1,051</TD><TD>1,379</TD><TD>1,120</TD><TD>1,725</TD><TD>1,448</TD><TD>2,108</TD><TD>1,727</TD></TR><TR><TD>1998</TD><TD>1,351</TD><TD>1,067</TD><TD>1,424</TD><TD>1,139</TD><TD>1,737</TD><TD>1,480</TD><TD>2,127</TD><TD>1,767</TD></TR><TR><TD>1999</TD><TD>1,318</TD><TD>1,087</TD><TD>1,430</TD><TD>1,158</TD><TD>1,831</TD><TD>1,548</TD><TD>2,179</TD><TD>1,798</TD></TR><TR><TD>2000</TD><TD>1,312</TD><TD>1,090</TD><TD>1,438</TD><TD>1,185</TD><TD>1,869</TD><TD>1,557</TD><TD>2,209</TD><TD>1,824</TD></TR><TR><TD>2001</TD><TD>1,339</TD><TD>1,084</TD><TD>1,474</TD><TD>1,223</TD><TD>1,917</TD><TD>1,572</TD><TD>2,188</TD><TD>1,843</TD></TR><TR><TD>2002</TD><TD>1,344</TD><TD>1,102</TD><TD>1,472</TD><TD>1,231</TD><TD>1,945</TD><TD>1,570</TD><TD>2,215</TD><TD>1,866</TD></TR><TR><TD>2003</TD><TD>1,334</TD><TD>1,108</TD><TD>1,463</TD><TD>1,214</TD><TD>1,938</TD><TD>1,557</TD><TD>2,194</TD><TD>1,870</TD></TR><TR><TD>2004</TD><TD>1,343</TD><TD>1,119</TD><TD>1,492</TD><TD>1,260</TD><TD>1,967</TD><TD>1,564</TD><TD>2,200</TD><TD>1,840</TD></TR><TR><TD>2005</TD><TD>1,380</TD><TD>1,144</TD><TD>1,511</TD><TD>1,244</TD><TD>1,955</TD><TD>1,590</TD><TD>2,219</TD><TD>1,867</TD></TR><TR><TD>2006</TD><TD>1,382</TD><TD>1,138</TD><TD>1,498</TD><TD>1,254</TD><TD>1,999</TD><TD>1,595</TD><TD>2,211</TD><TD>1,925</TD></TR><TR><TD>2007</TD><TD>1,354</TD><TD>1,124</TD><TD>1,525</TD><TD>1,244</TD><TD>2,022</TD><TD>1,608</TD><TD>2,217</TD><TD>1,926</TD></TR><TR><TD>2008</TD><TD>1,353</TD><TD>1,133</TD><TD>1,530</TD><TD>1,294</TD><TD>2,095</TD><TD>1,653</TD><TD>2,287</TD><TD>1,948</TD></TR><TR><TD>2009</TD><TD>1,328</TD><TD>1,101</TD><TD>1,512</TD><TD>1,281</TD><TD>2,040</TD><TD>1,669</TD><TD>2,256</TD><TD>1,923</TD></TR></Table><Table width="100%" summary="" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" border="0"><TR><TD></TD><TD>South West</TD><TD>Wales</TD><TD>Scotland</TD><TD>Northern Ireland</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>Men</TD><TD>Women</TD><TD>Men</TD><TD>Women</TD><TD>Men</TD><TD>Women</TD><TD>Men</TD><TD>Women</TD></TR><TR><TD>1992</TD><TD>1,171</TD><TD>938</TD><TD>649</TD><TD>535</TD><TD>1,251</TD><TD>1,031</TD><TD>345</TD><TD>273</TD></TR><TR><TD>1993</TD><TD>1,143</TD><TD>967</TD><TD>617</TD><TD>522</TD><TD>1,203</TD><TD>1,006</TD><TD>345</TD><TD>263</TD></TR><TR><TD>1994</TD><TD>1,174</TD><TD>976</TD><TD>640</TD><TD>525</TD><TD>1,225</TD><TD>1,026</TD><TD>341</TD><TD>266</TD></TR><TR><TD>1995</TD><TD>1,184</TD><TD>982</TD><TD>641</TD><TD>541</TD><TD>1,213</TD><TD>1,052</TD><TD>350</TD><TD>279</TD></TR><TR><TD>1996</TD><TD>1,187</TD><TD>1,008</TD><TD>648</TD><TD>535</TD><TD>1,199</TD><TD>1,040</TD><TD>365</TD><TD>292</TD></TR><TR><TD>1997</TD><TD>1,231</TD><TD>1,038</TD><TD>656</TD><TD>554</TD><TD>1,201</TD><TD>1,056</TD><TD>374</TD><TD>303</TD></TR><TR><TD>1998</TD><TD>1,242</TD><TD>1,052</TD><TD>641</TD><TD>554</TD><TD>1,216</TD><TD>1,082</TD><TD>382</TD><TD>299</TD></TR><TR><TD>1999</TD><TD>1,258</TD><TD>1,074</TD><TD>654</TD><TD>558</TD><TD>1,215</TD><TD>1,077</TD><TD>381</TD><TD>313</TD></TR><TR><TD>2000</TD><TD>1,275</TD><TD>1,087</TD><TD>659</TD><TD>570</TD><TD>1,214</TD><TD>1,085</TD><TD>381</TD><TD>295</TD></TR><TR><TD>2001</TD><TD>1,278</TD><TD>1,094</TD><TD>660</TD><TD>570</TD><TD>1,246</TD><TD>1,108</TD><TD>394</TD><TD>305</TD></TR><TR><TD>2002</TD><TD>1,276</TD><TD>1,135</TD><TD>670</TD><TD>564</TD><TD>1,215</TD><TD>1,125</TD><TD>393</TD><TD>320</TD></TR><TR><TD>2003</TD><TD>1,294</TD><TD>1,123</TD><TD>689</TD><TD>618</TD><TD>1,269</TD><TD>1,137</TD><TD>420</TD><TD>330</TD></TR><TR><TD>2004</TD><TD>1,323</TD><TD>1,132</TD><TD>712</TD><TD>611</TD><TD>1,269</TD><TD>1,158</TD><TD>395</TD><TD>325</TD></TR><TR><TD>2005</TD><TD>1,341</TD><TD>1,146</TD><TD>692</TD><TD>624</TD><TD>1,289</TD><TD>1,165</TD><TD>410</TD><TD>332</TD></TR><TR><TD>2006</TD><TD>1,344</TD><TD>1,157</TD><TD>703</TD><TD>625</TD><TD>1,302</TD><TD>1,171</TD><TD>413</TD><TD>346</TD></TR><TR><TD>2007</TD><TD>1,343</TD><TD>1,174</TD><TD>718</TD><TD>625</TD><TD>1,335</TD><TD>1,202</TD><TD>432</TD><TD>360</TD></TR><TR><TD>2008</TD><TD>1,383</TD><TD>1,182</TD><TD>732</TD><TD>631</TD><TD>1,340</TD><TD>1,211</TD><TD>430</TD><TD>363</TD></TR><TR><TD>2009</TD><TD>1,355</TD><TD>1,202</TD><TD>697</TD><TD>626</TD><TD>1,315</TD><TD>1,195</TD><TD>403</TD><TD>349</TD></TR><tfoot><TR><td>Note: The above estimates exclude people in most types of communal establishment (e.g. hotels, boarding houses, hostels mobile home sites etc.) Source: Labour Force Survey.</td></TR></tfoot></Table> |