EMPLOYMENT
Table 6(b) - Percentage of People of Working Age in Employment1,2 - Residence Based
Per Cent			GO Region/Country
		United Kingdom	North East	North West	Yorkshire and the Humber	East Midlands	West Midlands	East of England	London	South East	South West	England	Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland
1999	Spring	73.8	65.3	71.1	72.7	76.1	73.9	77.9	71.5	79.7	78.2	74.5	68.6	71.2	66.9
	Summer	74.0	66.6	71.7	73.0	76.1	74.0	78.5	71.9	79.5	77.8	74.8	68.5	71.4	66.9
	Autumn	74.1	67.1	72.3	73.0	76.2	74.0	78.0	71.6	79.9	78.4	74.9	69.4	71.6	66.7
	Winter	74.1	67.3	71.9	72.9	76.5	73.4	77.9	71.6	80.2	78.4	74.9	69.1	72.0	66.8
2000	Spring	74.2	67.6	72.2	73.0	76.7	73.6	78.0	71.1	80.3	78.8	75.0	68.9	72.1	66.8
	Summer	74.4	68.4	72.8	73.9	76.8	73.4	78.4	70.7	80.6	78.3	75.2	69.6	72.7	65.2
	Autumn	74.6	68.1	72.2	74.1	76.2	73.8	79.0	71.1	80.3	79.6	75.3	69.2	73.2	66.3
	Winter	74.4	67.9	72.2	73.9	75.8	73.2	79.4	70.6	79.9	78.7	75.0	69.1	73.7	67.1
2001	Spring	74.6	68.1	72.5	73.5	75.7	73.9	79.8	71.4	80.0	78.7	75.2	69.1	73.8	66.5
	Summer	74.5	68.4	73.0	73.1	75.5	73.7	79.2	71.6	80.1	79.0	75.2	68.1	73.5	67.4
	Autumn	74.4	68.3	71.6	73.4	76.1	73.9	78.8	71.3	80.1	78.8	75.0	68.2	73.1	68.2
	Winter	74.4	68.3	72.0	73.3	76.2	74.3	79.2	70.8	80.0	79.0	75.1	68.3	73.0	66.9
2002	Spring	74.3	68.7	72.1	73.3	76.0	74.2	79.3	70.7	80.1	78.5	75.0	68.2	72.9	66.7
	Summer	74.5	68.6	72.2	73.1	76.6	74.4	79.1	70.9	79.9	79.2	75.2	69.2	73.4	67.7
	Autumn	74.4	68.7	72.0	73.2	76.9	74.1	78.9	70.4	79.4	79.1	74.9	70.2	73.7	67.4
	Winter	74.7	67.5	73.5	73.6	76.3	74.5	78.3	70.8	79.5	79.0	75.1	71.6	74.4	68.6
2003	Spring	74.6	67.8	73.3	73.9	76.3	74.1	77.8	69.9	79.5	78.5	74.8	71.9	74.4	70.3
	Summer	74.8	68.3	73.6	74.2	76.2	73.8	78.6	70.0	79.2	78.9	75.0	73.0	74.8	69.1
	Autumn	74.6	68.5	73.5	74.3	75.6	73.3	78.4	70.4	79.1	78.7	74.9	72.9	74.2	68.1
	Winter	74.6	69.5	73.4	74.1	76.1	73.4	79.7	69.8	78.9	79.1	75.1	72.1	73.9	66.8
2004	Spring	74.8	69.8	73.9	74.2	76.4	73.9	79.6	70.2	78.6	79.3	75.2	72.6	74.4	67.1
	Summer	74.7	69.8	73.8	74.1	76.3	73.9	79.0	70.1	78.7	78.1	75.0	72.6	74.7	66.8
	Autumn	74.7	70.1	73.5	74.3	75.6	75.1	78.9	69.4	79.0	78.7	75.1	71.3	75.0	67.0
	Winter	74.9	69.8	74.1	74.5	76.1	74.9	78.8	69.3	79.1	78.7	75.2	72.3	75.1	69.2
2005	Spring	74.9	70.3	73.3	74.5	76.4	74.7	78.8	69.8	78.9	78.8	75.1	71.7	75.3	68.8
	Summer	74.7	70.2	73.3	74.3	76.5	74.4	78.7	69.3	79.0	78.8	75.0	71.4	75.0	68.5
	Autumn	74.8	69.7	73.5	74.7	77.2	74.0	78.5	69.5	78.9	78.3	75.0	72.3	75.2	69.9
	Winter	74.5	70.1	72.9	74.4	77.2	73.4	77.5	69.3	78.8	77.8	74.6	71.8	75.4	68.7
2006	Spring	74.6	70.9	73.4	74.2	77.0	73.8	77.4	69.9	78.8	78.1	74.9	71.5	75.3	69.4
	Summer	74.6	71.7	73.3	74.1	76.9	73.8	76.9	69.5	79.0	78.4	74.8	71.5	74.8	70.1
	Autumn	74.5	70.9	73.5	73.5	77.1	73.9	77.0	69.5	78.9	77.8	74.7	72.1	75.2	68.9
	Winter	74.5	71.2	73.0	73.8	76.5	73.2	77.1	69.7	78.7	78.4	74.6	71.8	76.1	69.5
1 Figures are seasonally adjusted.
2 Including self-employed people.
Source: Labour Force Survey, Office for National Statistics