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Table 1: Labour market accounts for Britain's cities, 1981-91
|
Male |
Female |
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|
number |
%1 |
number |
%1 |
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|
Loss of employment |
755,000 |
12.2 |
-44,000 |
-1.1 |
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|
PLUS natural increase in workforce |
134,000 |
2.2 |
59,000 |
1.4 |
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MINUS net out-migration |
459,000 |
7.4 |
164,000 |
3.9 |
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MINUS change in net out-commuting |
77,000 |
1.2 |
-61,000 |
-1.5 |
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|
MINUS decline in economic activity rate |
338,000 |
5.4 |
-154,000 |
-3.7 |
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MINUS number government schemes |
93,000 |
1.5 |
59,000 |
1.4 |
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|
EQUALS change in unemployment |
-78,000 |
-1.2 |
7,000 |
0.2 |
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Source: Census of Population, 1981 and 1991
Note: 1 - as a % of the economically active men/women of working age in 1981