Economically Active by Sex

Data for 1931	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	2,160,653	1,120,917
Economically inactive	198,567	1,593,790

Data for 1951	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	2,147,699	1,124,731
Economically inactive	294,556	1,688,762

Data for 1961	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	2,151,099	1,164,286
Economically inactive	334,692	1,642,128

Data for 1971	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	2,022,100	1,221,097
Economically inactive	497,053	1,584,935

Data for 1981	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	1,942,639	1,280,739
Economically inactive	568,662	1,481,136

Data for 1991	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	1,805,233	1,368,741
Economically inactive	719,480	1,431,166

Data for 2001	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	1,669,763	1,423,412
Economically inactive	699,010	1,047,474

Data for 2011	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	1,858,309	1,657,601
Economically inactive	711,924	956,382

Date:	Source:
1931 - 2011	Census of Population

 

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Date:

Acknowledgments:

2011

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