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External Consultancies

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much (a) her Department and (b) each agency and non-departmental public body spent on external consultancy in each year from 1995–96 to 2002–03 (planned); and if she will make a statement. [92256]

Dr. Howells: The information is as follows:

(a) Contracts awarded to consultants on behalf of DCMS during the relevant periods are as follows:

£

1995–96 164,000

1996–97 309,000

1997–98 728,000

1998–99 424,000

1999–2000 227,000

2000–01 358,000

2001–02 693,000

2002–03 323,820

	£
1995–96	164,000
1996–97	309,000
1997–98	728,000
1998–99	424,000
1999–2000	227,000
2000–01	358,000
2001–02	693,000
2002–03	323,820

This includes the Royal Parks Agency.

(b) As DCMS is responsible for over 60 non-departmental public bodies, this information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Licensed Premises

Mr. Connarty: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether her Department will (a) control and (b) set the level of licence fee for licensed premises; and whether local licensing authorities will be allowed to vary those licence fees. [91392]

Dr. Howells: Under the Licensing Bill the Secretary of State will make regulations prescribing that applications and notices made under the Bill must be accompanied by fees and that annual fees must be paid in respect of premises licences and club premises certificates. Regulations will also be made prescribing the amount of those fees.

Licence fees will be set at a level which will enable licensing authorities to recover the full costs of exercising the licensing functions of administration, inspection and enforcement. Local authorities, as licensing authorities, will not be permitted to vary those fees.

Publicity and Advertising

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much (a) her Department and

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(b) each agency and non-departmental public body sponsored by her Department spent on (i) publicity and (ii) advertising in each year from 1995–96 to 2002–03 (estimated); and if she will make a statement. [92255]

Dr. Howells: The Department's spend on publicity in each year between 1995–96 and 2002–03 (estimated) is detailed in the table . During this period the Department has incurred no expenditure on advertising.

Publicity and advertising expenditure by the Department's agencies and non-departmental public bodies is a matter for each individual body and information is not held centrally.

Year Publicity spend (£)

1995–96 348,000

1996–97 609,531

1997–98 440,781

1998–99 388,100

1999–2000 613,630

2000–01 537,983

2001–02 318,141

2002–03 ⁽¹²⁾440,000

Year	Publicity spend (£)
1995–96	348,000
1996–97	609,531
1997–98	440,781
1998–99	388,100
1999–2000	613,630
2000–01	537,983
2001–02	318,141
2002–03	⁽¹²⁾440,000

⁽¹²⁾ Estimated.

Wembley Stadium

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on progress being made on the Wembley Stadium project; and when the Wembley Stadium project is expected to be complete. [91980]

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Mr. Caborn: Demolition of the old Wembley Stadium is currently at an advanced stage. All work is on schedule, with much of the foundation work for the new building already complete. Wembley National Stadium Limited are confident that the new stadium will be open in time to stage the 2006 FA Cup Final.

TREASURY

Economic Activity Rates

Hywel Williams: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the rates of economic activity were in each of the last three years in (a) the UK and (b) each region, broken down by (i) age and (ii) sex. [91635]

Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Hywel Williams, dated 21 January2003:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about economic activity rates. (91635)

The attached tables give the information requested based on data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). Table 1 shows estimates for the United Kingdom which have been reweighted to reflect the results of the 2001 Census. Comparable estimates for countries and regions within the UK are not yet available. This is because the revised population estimates for regions consistent with the 2001 Census, which are needed to produce the LFS estimates, will not be available until February 2003.

LFS estimates for Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the regions of England are available based on population estimates which have not yet been reweighted to reflect the Census results. These LFS estimates are shown in Tables 2–4.

Table 1: Economic activity rates⁽¹³⁾by age and sex; adjusted to reflect the 2001 Census population data; United Kingdom; 1999–2000 to 2001–02Percentage

December 1999 to November 2000 December 2000 to November 2001 December 2001 to November 2002

All persons

All aged 16 and over 62.9 62.8 62.9

16–59/64⁽¹⁴⁾ 78.7 78.5 78.5

16–17 57.9 55.7 54.3

18–24 75.5 75.4 75.5

25–34 84.2 83.9 83.7

35–49 85.0 84.7 84.8

50–59/64⁽¹⁴⁾ 69.7 70.2 70.6

60/65+ 8.2 8.3 8.7

Men

All aged 16 and over 71.2 70.9 70.8

16–64 84.2 84.1 83.9

16–17 57.5 56.2 53.7

18–24 80.4 80.6 80.5

25–34 93.6 93.2 92.9

35–49 92.3 91.7 91.9

50–64 72.4 73.2 73.2

65+ 7.7 7.4 7.9

Women

All aged 16 and over 55.2 55.2 55.5

16–59 72.9 72.7 72.9

16–17 58.4 55.2 55.0

18–24 70.6 70.2 70.6

25–34 75.2 74.9 74.9

35–49 77.8 77.9 78.0

50–59 66.0 66.2 67.2

60+ 8.5 8.7 9.1

	December 1999 to November 2000	December 2000 to November 2001	December 2001 to November 2002
All persons
All aged 16 and over	62.9	62.8	62.9
16–59/64⁽¹⁴⁾	78.7	78.5	78.5
16–17	57.9	55.7	54.3
18–24	75.5	75.4	75.5
25–34	84.2	83.9	83.7
35–49	85.0	84.7	84.8
50–59/64⁽¹⁴⁾	69.7	70.2	70.6
60/65+	8.2	8.3	8.7

Men
All aged 16 and over	71.2	70.9	70.8
16–64	84.2	84.1	83.9
16–17	57.5	56.2	53.7
18–24	80.4	80.6	80.5
25–34	93.6	93.2	92.9
35–49	92.3	91.7	91.9
50–64	72.4	73.2	73.2
65+	7.7	7.4	7.9

Women
All aged 16 and over	55.2	55.2	55.5
16–59	72.9	72.7	72.9
16–17	58.4	55.2	55.0
18–24	70.6	70.2	70.6
25–34	75.2	74.9	74.9
35–49	77.8	77.9	78.0
50–59	66.0	66.2	67.2
60+	8.5	8.7	9.1

⁽¹³⁾ Total economically active as a percentage of all persons in the relevant age group.

⁽¹⁴⁾ Economic activity rates are usually given for the working age population. This is defined as men aged 16 to 64 and women aged 16 to 59. The age breakdowns in this table reflect that definition.

Source:

ONS Labour Force Survey

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Table 2: Economic activity rates⁽¹⁵⁾ by region, age and sex; not adjusted to reflect the 2001 Census population data; United Kingdom; December 1999 to November 2000Percentage

Government office region All aged 16 and over 16–59/64⁽¹⁶⁾ 16–17 18–24 25–34 35–49 50–64 to 50–59⁽¹⁶⁾ 60–65⁽¹⁶⁾

All persons

North East 58.9 74.7 61.6 73.0 81.6 82.4 60.1 5.4

North West including Merseyside 61.4 76.9 55.6 74.7 84.1 84.2 64.2 6.5

Yorkshire and Humberside 62.8 78.8 55.6 76.1 85.1 84.6 69.9 7.1

East Midlands 64.2 80.7 63.1 74.2 85.3 87.4 73.1 7.2

West Midlands 62.5 78.3 58.3 75.8 82.9 84.7 69.7 7.9

Eastern 65.6 81.9 63.5 80.0 85.3 87.1 74.9 9.7

London 65.1 76.9 43.7 70.6 83.5 81.4 70.0 10.2

South East 67.1 83.3 69.0 78.6 87.3 88.5 76.6 10.6

South West 64.1 82.6 64.4 79.6 87.3 88.7 74.4 8.9

Wales 58.0 74.3 58.5 73.3 82.5 82.1 60.3 6.7

Scotland 62.9 78.4 59.5 78.3 84.5 85.4 65.2 6.9

Northern Ireland 58.7 71.1 27.3 69.9 81.0 77.7 60.4 7.7

Men

North East 67.2 80.1 60.4 80.5 91.3 90.4 61.0 3.7

North West including Merseyside 70.1 82.6 58.1 82.5 93.5 90.6 67.0 5.4

Yorkshire and Humberside 71.0 83.8 55.0 80.0 94.2 91.4 71.7 5.9

East Midlands 72.7 86.2 61.6 80.5 94.3 93.2 76.9 7.2

West Midlands 70.9 83.8 54.4 80.8 92.8 92.2 71.9 6.8

Eastern 74.1 87.7 65.2 84.6 93.9 94.5 78.2 8.9

London 74.1 83.5 45.0 72.9 92.7 90.6 73.3 9.8

South East 75.7 88.8 66.3 83.1 95.9 95.7 79.6 10.8

South West 72.1 87.3 65.8 82.5 95.8 94.8 76.7 8.3

Wales 65.9 79.4 54.7 79.5 90.8 89.6 62.5 5.6

Scotland 70.9 82.8 59.5 82.1 92.1 90.8 68.1 6.8

Northern Ireland 68.9 78.5 30.7 76.9 91.0 87.6 64.5 10.8

Women

North East 51.1 68.7 62.9 65.4 71.6 74.4 58.8 6.3

North West including Merseyside 53.0 70.6 52.9 66.6 74.1 77.8 60.5 7.1

Yorkshire and Humberside 54.9 73.2 56.3 72.0 75.4 77.6 67.3 7.8

East Midlands 56.0 74.6 64.5 67.2 76.0 81.5 67.8 7.3

West Midlands 54.4 72.1 62.2 70.5 72.5 77.1 66.7 8.5

Eastern 57.4 75.5 61.8 75.2 76.4 79.6 70.4 10.3

London 56.3 69.6 42.3 68.2 73.5 71.7 65.7 10.4

South East 58.8 77.3 71.8 73.9 78.4 81.2 72.5 10.5

South West 56.5 77.4 63.0 76.5 78.3 82.6 71.2 9.2

Wales 50.5 68.8 62.1 66.7 73.8 74.5 57.3 7.4

Scotland 55.6 73.8 59.4 74.4 76.8 80.1 61.3 7.0

Northern Ireland 49.3 63.2 23.8 62.8 70.8 68.2 55.0 6.1

Government office region	All aged 16 and over	16–59/64⁽¹⁶⁾	16–17	18–24	25–34	35–49	50–64 to 50–59⁽¹⁶⁾	60–65⁽¹⁶⁾
All persons
North East	58.9	74.7	61.6	73.0	81.6	82.4	60.1	5.4
North West including Merseyside	61.4	76.9	55.6	74.7	84.1	84.2	64.2	6.5
Yorkshire and Humberside	62.8	78.8	55.6	76.1	85.1	84.6	69.9	7.1
East Midlands	64.2	80.7	63.1	74.2	85.3	87.4	73.1	7.2
West Midlands	62.5	78.3	58.3	75.8	82.9	84.7	69.7	7.9
Eastern	65.6	81.9	63.5	80.0	85.3	87.1	74.9	9.7
London	65.1	76.9	43.7	70.6	83.5	81.4	70.0	10.2
South East	67.1	83.3	69.0	78.6	87.3	88.5	76.6	10.6
South West	64.1	82.6	64.4	79.6	87.3	88.7	74.4	8.9
Wales	58.0	74.3	58.5	73.3	82.5	82.1	60.3	6.7
Scotland	62.9	78.4	59.5	78.3	84.5	85.4	65.2	6.9
Northern Ireland	58.7	71.1	27.3	69.9	81.0	77.7	60.4	7.7

Men
North East	67.2	80.1	60.4	80.5	91.3	90.4	61.0	3.7
North West including Merseyside	70.1	82.6	58.1	82.5	93.5	90.6	67.0	5.4
Yorkshire and Humberside	71.0	83.8	55.0	80.0	94.2	91.4	71.7	5.9
East Midlands	72.7	86.2	61.6	80.5	94.3	93.2	76.9	7.2
West Midlands	70.9	83.8	54.4	80.8	92.8	92.2	71.9	6.8
Eastern	74.1	87.7	65.2	84.6	93.9	94.5	78.2	8.9
London	74.1	83.5	45.0	72.9	92.7	90.6	73.3	9.8
South East	75.7	88.8	66.3	83.1	95.9	95.7	79.6	10.8
South West	72.1	87.3	65.8	82.5	95.8	94.8	76.7	8.3
Wales	65.9	79.4	54.7	79.5	90.8	89.6	62.5	5.6
Scotland	70.9	82.8	59.5	82.1	92.1	90.8	68.1	6.8
Northern Ireland	68.9	78.5	30.7	76.9	91.0	87.6	64.5	10.8

Women
North East	51.1	68.7	62.9	65.4	71.6	74.4	58.8	6.3
North West including Merseyside	53.0	70.6	52.9	66.6	74.1	77.8	60.5	7.1
Yorkshire and Humberside	54.9	73.2	56.3	72.0	75.4	77.6	67.3	7.8
East Midlands	56.0	74.6	64.5	67.2	76.0	81.5	67.8	7.3
West Midlands	54.4	72.1	62.2	70.5	72.5	77.1	66.7	8.5
Eastern	57.4	75.5	61.8	75.2	76.4	79.6	70.4	10.3
London	56.3	69.6	42.3	68.2	73.5	71.7	65.7	10.4
South East	58.8	77.3	71.8	73.9	78.4	81.2	72.5	10.5
South West	56.5	77.4	63.0	76.5	78.3	82.6	71.2	9.2
Wales	50.5	68.8	62.1	66.7	73.8	74.5	57.3	7.4
Scotland	55.6	73.8	59.4	74.4	76.8	80.1	61.3	7.0
Northern Ireland	49.3	63.2	23.8	62.8	70.8	68.2	55.0	6.1

⁽¹⁵⁾ Total economically active as a percentage of all persons in the relevant age group.

⁽¹⁶⁾ Economic activity rates are usually given for the working age population. This is defined as men aged 16 to 64 and women aged 16 to 59. The age breakdowns in this table reflect that definition.

Source:

ONS Labour Force Survey

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Table 3: Economic activity rates⁽¹⁷⁾ by region, age and sex; not adjusted to reflect the 2001 Census population data; United Kingdom; December 2000 to November 2001Percentage

Government office region All aged 16 and over 16–59/64⁽¹⁸⁾ 16–17 18–24 25–34 35–49 50–64 to 50–59⁽¹⁸⁾ 60/65⁽¹⁸⁾

All persons

North East 58.5 74.2 53.6 75.4 80.2 80.9 61.8 4.8

North West including Merseyside 61.3 76.7 56.5 72.2 83.5 84.3 65.3 6.8

Yorkshire and Humberside 62.2 78.0 56.5 73.3 83.7 84.9 69.0 6.6

East Midlands 63.8 80.0 59.5 76.2 83.6 86.7 72.7 7.1

West Midlands 62.8 78.6 56.2 76.8 83.3 84.8 70.6 7.7

Eastern 66.3 82.7 59.9 81.2 87.1 88.0 75.3 9.9

London 64.8 76.3 37.9 70.5 82.3 81.2 70.6 10.0

South East 67.0 83.1 65.4 78.1 87.0 88.2 77.3 11.0

South West 63.9 82.3 66.0 78.9 86.8 88.9 73.6 8.9

Wales 57.5 73.3 53.8 74.5 81.3 80.2 60.3 7.7

Scotland 63.0 78.6 58.3 78.2 85.2 84.0 68.0 6.5

Northern Ireland 59.5 72.1 32.0 71.4 82.5 79.4 58.8 7.9

Men

North East 66.6 79.5 57.1 81.4 89.9 88.6 62.3 ⁽¹⁹⁾—

North West including Merseyside 69.3 81.6 56.9 78.4 92.5 89.5 67.6 5.8

Yorkshire and Humberside 70.3 83.0 59.4 78.9 92.3 90.5 71.5 5.6

East Midlands 72.0 85.3 58.3 81.6 93.3 92.9 75.3 7.4

West Midlands 72.1 85.2 57.4 83.9 93.6 92.4 74.1 7.2

Eastern 74.5 88.5 60.3 86.9 95.2 94.5 79.6 8.5

London 73.8 83.3 39.4 74.0 92.0 90.5 73.9 8.7

South East 75.4 88.7 63.7 81.9 96.1 95.5 80.3 10.6

South West 71.5 86.6 65.4 80.6 94.9 94.2 76.9 8.3

Wales 65.2 78.3 52.8 81.1 91.0 86.0 62.3 6.5

Scotland 70.8 83.1 57.6 83.4 91.6 89.9 70.9 5.2

Northern Ireland 69.9 79.9 38.2 79.9 91.9 88.9 64.7 9.2

Women

North East 50.8 68.4 49.8 69.0 70.3 73.3 61.1 5.8

North West including Merseyside 53.7 71.3 56.0 65.8 73.9 79.0 62.0 7.4

Yorkshire and Humberside 54.3 72.4 53.1 67.6 74.6 79.1 65.5 7.2

East Midlands 55.8 74.2 60.8 70.5 73.6 80.4 69.3 6.9

West Midlands 53.7 71.3 55.1 69.0 72.3 77.0 65.8 7.9

Eastern 58.3 76.5 59.3 75.4 78.7 81.4 69.5 10.8

London 55.8 68.6 36.3 66.9 71.7 71.3 66.3 10.8

South East 58.8 76.9 67.2 74.1 77.8 80.7 73.2 11.2

South West 56.7 77.5 66.7 77.0 78.2 83.7 69.2 9.3

Wales 50.2 67.8 54.8 67.3 71.1 74.3 57.6 8.4

Scotland 55.7 73.9 59.1 73.0 78.7 78.1 64.2 7.2

Northern Ireland 49.9 63.7 25.5 62.8 72.9 70.2 50.9 7.1

Government office region	All aged 16 and over	16–59/64⁽¹⁸⁾	16–17	18–24	25–34	35–49	50–64 to 50–59⁽¹⁸⁾	60/65⁽¹⁸⁾
All persons
North East	58.5	74.2	53.6	75.4	80.2	80.9	61.8	4.8
North West including Merseyside	61.3	76.7	56.5	72.2	83.5	84.3	65.3	6.8
Yorkshire and Humberside	62.2	78.0	56.5	73.3	83.7	84.9	69.0	6.6
East Midlands	63.8	80.0	59.5	76.2	83.6	86.7	72.7	7.1
West Midlands	62.8	78.6	56.2	76.8	83.3	84.8	70.6	7.7
Eastern	66.3	82.7	59.9	81.2	87.1	88.0	75.3	9.9
London	64.8	76.3	37.9	70.5	82.3	81.2	70.6	10.0
South East	67.0	83.1	65.4	78.1	87.0	88.2	77.3	11.0
South West	63.9	82.3	66.0	78.9	86.8	88.9	73.6	8.9
Wales	57.5	73.3	53.8	74.5	81.3	80.2	60.3	7.7
Scotland	63.0	78.6	58.3	78.2	85.2	84.0	68.0	6.5
Northern Ireland	59.5	72.1	32.0	71.4	82.5	79.4	58.8	7.9

Men
North East	66.6	79.5	57.1	81.4	89.9	88.6	62.3	⁽¹⁹⁾—
North West including Merseyside	69.3	81.6	56.9	78.4	92.5	89.5	67.6	5.8
Yorkshire and Humberside	70.3	83.0	59.4	78.9	92.3	90.5	71.5	5.6
East Midlands	72.0	85.3	58.3	81.6	93.3	92.9	75.3	7.4
West Midlands	72.1	85.2	57.4	83.9	93.6	92.4	74.1	7.2
Eastern	74.5	88.5	60.3	86.9	95.2	94.5	79.6	8.5
London	73.8	83.3	39.4	74.0	92.0	90.5	73.9	8.7
South East	75.4	88.7	63.7	81.9	96.1	95.5	80.3	10.6
South West	71.5	86.6	65.4	80.6	94.9	94.2	76.9	8.3
Wales	65.2	78.3	52.8	81.1	91.0	86.0	62.3	6.5
Scotland	70.8	83.1	57.6	83.4	91.6	89.9	70.9	5.2
Northern Ireland	69.9	79.9	38.2	79.9	91.9	88.9	64.7	9.2

Women
North East	50.8	68.4	49.8	69.0	70.3	73.3	61.1	5.8
North West including Merseyside	53.7	71.3	56.0	65.8	73.9	79.0	62.0	7.4
Yorkshire and Humberside	54.3	72.4	53.1	67.6	74.6	79.1	65.5	7.2
East Midlands	55.8	74.2	60.8	70.5	73.6	80.4	69.3	6.9
West Midlands	53.7	71.3	55.1	69.0	72.3	77.0	65.8	7.9
Eastern	58.3	76.5	59.3	75.4	78.7	81.4	69.5	10.8
London	55.8	68.6	36.3	66.9	71.7	71.3	66.3	10.8
South East	58.8	76.9	67.2	74.1	77.8	80.7	73.2	11.2
South West	56.7	77.5	66.7	77.0	78.2	83.7	69.2	9.3
Wales	50.2	67.8	54.8	67.3	71.1	74.3	57.6	8.4
Scotland	55.7	73.9	59.1	73.0	78.7	78.1	64.2	7.2
Northern Ireland	49.9	63.7	25.5	62.8	72.9	70.2	50.9	7.1

⁽¹⁷⁾ Total economically active as a percentage of all persons in the relevant age group.

⁽¹⁸⁾ Economic activity rates are usually given for the working age population. This is defined as men aged 16 to 64 and women aged 16 to 59. The age breakdowns in this table reflect that definition.

⁽¹⁹⁾ Sample size too small for reliable estimate

Source:

ONS Labour Force Survey

Table 4: Economic activity rates⁽²⁰⁾ by region, age and sex; not adjusted to reflect the 2001 Census population data; United Kingdom; December 2001 to November 2002Percentage

Government office region All aged 16 and over 16–59/64⁽²¹⁾ 16–17 18–24 25–34 35–49 50–64 to 50–59⁽²¹⁾ 60/65⁽²¹⁾

All persons

North East 58.3 73.9 48.7 73.2 79.4 82.8 60.7 4.5

North West including Merseyside 61.4 76.7 50.4 75.0 83.5 84.0 65.7 6.9

Yorkshire and Humberside 62.3 77.9 57.5 73.5 83.5 84.5 68.9 7.3

East Midlands 64.3 80.4 60.9 74.7 82.8 88.0 73.7 8.1

West Midlands 63.3 79.1 53.2 76.6 83.9 85.1 71.8 8.7

Eastern 65.8 82.3 59.3 80.0 84.8 88.2 76.7 9.8

London 64.7 76.0 34.8 69.6 83.5 80.3 70.3 10.6

South East 67.2 83.2 65.3 80.6 86.8 88.1 77.2 11.6

South West 64.3 82.5 65.6 82.0 87.1 88.5 73.7 9.6

Wales 57.8 74.0 53.6 69.0 81.1 82.9 62.9 6.8

Scotland 63.1 78.8 61.5 78.7 84.3 84.7 67.7 6.6

Northern Ireland 59.7 71.9 27.5 68.3 83.5 78.3 62.0 9.7

Men

North East 65.3 77.8 49.3 79.6 87.0 88.7 60.2 3.4

North West including Merseyside 69.0 81.3 47.8 79.8 91.8 90.4 67.7 5.5

Yorkshire and Humberside 70.8 83.5 58.6 79.0 93.0 91.0 72.2 6.4

East Midlands 72.1 85.4 60.9 78.5 91.8 94.1 76.7 7.4

West Midlands 71.9 84.7 55.3 80.9 93.5 92.3 74.6 8.5

Eastern 74.1 88.1 59.2 84.8 94.5 94.9 80.0 8.5

London 73.6 82.8 35.1 75.2 92.3 89.2 73.6 9.9

South East 75.6 88.8 62.5 84.3 95.4 95.9 80.0 11.3

South West 71.5 86.7 63.6 84.1 96.3 93.6 75.9 8.1

Wales 65.9 79.3 56.6 77.2 90.5 88.6 65.2 6.5

Scotland 70.3 82.6 58.4 82.9 90.5 91.0 68.5 5.6

Northern Ireland 69.3 78.9 28.8 76.0 93.0 86.9 67.0 12.0

Women

North East 51.6 69.6 48.1 66.3 71.7 76.8 61.4 5.2

North West including Merseyside 54.0 71.5 53.0 70.1 74.7 77.6 63.0 7.7

Yorkshire and Humberside 54.0 71.5 56.4 67.6 73.4 77.8 64.5 7.9

East Midlands 56.7 74.8 60.9 70.6 73.5 81.8 69.6 8.5

West Midlands 55.0 72.7 50.9 72.0 73.7 77.8 68.0 8.8

Eastern 57.9 76.0 59.5 75.2 74.8 81.3 72.1 10.6

London 56.0 68.5 34.5 64.0 73.8 71.0 65.9 11.0

South East 59.2 77.2 68.1 76.8 78.1 79.9 73.4 11.8

South West 57.4 77.9 67.7 79.7 77.3 83.4 70.8 10.6

Wales 50.1 68.1 50.5 60.3 71.1 77.3 59.7 7.0

Scotland 56.4 74.8 64.8 74.4 78.0 78.6 66.6 7.1

Northern Ireland 50.7 64.4 26.1 60.5 73.8 70.1 55.5 8.4

Government office region	All aged 16 and over	16–59/64⁽²¹⁾	16–17	18–24	25–34	35–49	50–64 to 50–59⁽²¹⁾	60/65⁽²¹⁾

All persons
North East	58.3	73.9	48.7	73.2	79.4	82.8	60.7	4.5
North West including Merseyside	61.4	76.7	50.4	75.0	83.5	84.0	65.7	6.9
Yorkshire and Humberside	62.3	77.9	57.5	73.5	83.5	84.5	68.9	7.3
East Midlands	64.3	80.4	60.9	74.7	82.8	88.0	73.7	8.1
West Midlands	63.3	79.1	53.2	76.6	83.9	85.1	71.8	8.7
Eastern	65.8	82.3	59.3	80.0	84.8	88.2	76.7	9.8
London	64.7	76.0	34.8	69.6	83.5	80.3	70.3	10.6
South East	67.2	83.2	65.3	80.6	86.8	88.1	77.2	11.6
South West	64.3	82.5	65.6	82.0	87.1	88.5	73.7	9.6
Wales	57.8	74.0	53.6	69.0	81.1	82.9	62.9	6.8
Scotland	63.1	78.8	61.5	78.7	84.3	84.7	67.7	6.6
Northern Ireland	59.7	71.9	27.5	68.3	83.5	78.3	62.0	9.7
Men
North East	65.3	77.8	49.3	79.6	87.0	88.7	60.2	3.4
North West including Merseyside	69.0	81.3	47.8	79.8	91.8	90.4	67.7	5.5
Yorkshire and Humberside	70.8	83.5	58.6	79.0	93.0	91.0	72.2	6.4
East Midlands	72.1	85.4	60.9	78.5	91.8	94.1	76.7	7.4
West Midlands	71.9	84.7	55.3	80.9	93.5	92.3	74.6	8.5
Eastern	74.1	88.1	59.2	84.8	94.5	94.9	80.0	8.5
London	73.6	82.8	35.1	75.2	92.3	89.2	73.6	9.9
South East	75.6	88.8	62.5	84.3	95.4	95.9	80.0	11.3
South West	71.5	86.7	63.6	84.1	96.3	93.6	75.9	8.1
Wales	65.9	79.3	56.6	77.2	90.5	88.6	65.2	6.5
Scotland	70.3	82.6	58.4	82.9	90.5	91.0	68.5	5.6
Northern Ireland	69.3	78.9	28.8	76.0	93.0	86.9	67.0	12.0

Women
North East	51.6	69.6	48.1	66.3	71.7	76.8	61.4	5.2
North West including Merseyside	54.0	71.5	53.0	70.1	74.7	77.6	63.0	7.7
Yorkshire and Humberside	54.0	71.5	56.4	67.6	73.4	77.8	64.5	7.9
East Midlands	56.7	74.8	60.9	70.6	73.5	81.8	69.6	8.5
West Midlands	55.0	72.7	50.9	72.0	73.7	77.8	68.0	8.8
Eastern	57.9	76.0	59.5	75.2	74.8	81.3	72.1	10.6
London	56.0	68.5	34.5	64.0	73.8	71.0	65.9	11.0
South East	59.2	77.2	68.1	76.8	78.1	79.9	73.4	11.8
South West	57.4	77.9	67.7	79.7	77.3	83.4	70.8	10.6
Wales	50.1	68.1	50.5	60.3	71.1	77.3	59.7	7.0
Scotland	56.4	74.8	64.8	74.4	78.0	78.6	66.6	7.1
Northern Ireland	50.7	64.4	26.1	60.5	73.8	70.1	55.5	8.4

⁽²⁰⁾ Total economically active as a percentage of all persons in the relevant age group.

⁽²¹⁾ Economic activity rates are usually given for the working age population. This is defined as men aged 16 to 64 and women aged 16 to 59. The age breakdowns in this table reflect that definition.

Source:

ONS Labour Force Survey

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