Rates of labour force participation, employment and non-labour force population of middle-aged and older (aged 55-) persons from 2000–2019
| 2000 | 2019 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Employment rate | Labour force part. rate | Non labour force pop. (million) | Employment rate | Labour force part. rate | Non-labour force pop. (million) | |
| 55–59 | M | 90.0% | 94.2% | 0.25 | 91.1% | 93.2% | 0.26 |
| F | 56.7% | 58.7% | 1.84 | 73.2% | 74.7% | 0.97 | |
| 60–64 | M | 65.1% | 74.1% | 1.02 | 82.3% | 84.4% | 0.58 |
| F | 37.8% | 39.5% | 2.40 | 58.6% | 59.9% | 1.53 | |
| 65–69 | M | 48.6% | 51.1% | 1.63 | 58.9% | 60.7% | 1.68 |
| F | 25.1% | 25.4% | 2.78 | 38.6% | 39.0% | 2.77 | |
| 70- | M | 24.1% | 24.3% | 4.35 | 24.7% | 25.0% | 8.47 |
| F | 9.8% | 9.8% | 8.09 | 11.8% | 11.9% | 13.83 | |
| 2000 | 2019 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Employment rate | Labour force part. rate | Non labour force pop. (million) | Employment rate | Labour force part. rate | Non-labour force pop. (million) | |
| 55–59 | M | 90.0% | 94.2% | 0.25 | 91.1% | 93.2% | 0.26 |
| F | 56.7% | 58.7% | 1.84 | 73.2% | 74.7% | 0.97 | |
| 60–64 | M | 65.1% | 74.1% | 1.02 | 82.3% | 84.4% | 0.58 |
| F | 37.8% | 39.5% | 2.40 | 58.6% | 59.9% | 1.53 | |
| 65–69 | M | 48.6% | 51.1% | 1.63 | 58.9% | 60.7% | 1.68 |
| F | 25.1% | 25.4% | 2.78 | 38.6% | 39.0% | 2.77 | |
| 70- | M | 24.1% | 24.3% | 4.35 | 24.7% | 25.0% | 8.47 |
| F | 9.8% | 9.8% | 8.09 | 11.8% | 11.9% | 13.83 | |
Source(s): Statistic Bureau (2000) Annual Report on the Labour Force Survey 2000; Statistic Bureau (2020) Annual Report on the Labour Force Survey 2020