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Mr. George Rodgers
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what are current projections of the size of the working population for each of the next 10 years; and what proportion the working population will constitute of the total population in each year.
Mr. Booth
The following table shows the projected size of the total labour force excluding students aged 16 and over in Great Britain for each of the next 10 years and the proportion of the total population that it represents.
| GREAT BRITAIN | ||
| Total Labour Force aged 16 and over (excluding students) '000s | Total Labour Force (aged 16 and over) as a percentage of total population (all ages) | |
| 1976 | 25,186 | 46 |
| 1977 | 25,327 | 46 |
| 1978 | 25,475 | 47 |
| 1979 | 25,627 | 47 |
| 1980 | 25,765 | 47 |
| 1981 | 25,960 | 47 |
| 1982 | 26,164 | 48 |
| 1983 | 26,400 | 48 |
| 1984 | 26,599 | 48 |
| 1985 | 26,712 | 48 |
| 1986 | 26,808 | 48 |