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People of working age in employment, 1992 and 2007

Source: ONS

Males of working age in employment, 1992 and 2007

Source: ONS

Females of working age in employment, 1992 and 2007

Source: ONS

In 2007, 75 per cent of working age people in England were in employment.
The South East had the largest regional proportion of working age people in employment, at 78.6 per cent in 2007, and London had the lowest figure (69.7 per cent).
The North East saw the greatest increase in employment of 5.3 percentage points and the East of England saw the least with a 1.5 percentage point increase.
78.9 per cent of working age males and 69.4 per cent of working age females were employed in 2007, up by 1.9 and 3.7 percentage points respectively since 1992.
The East of England had the highest regional proportion of working age males in work (82.8 per cent), whilst the North East had the lowest proportion (75.4 per cent).
For females, the South West had the highest employment rate (74.9 per cent) and London had the lowest (62.4 per cent).

Updated: 31 January 2008