• Long-term sickness or disability was the most common reason given for economic inactivity by working-age men in spring 2004; for women the most common reason was looking after the family or home. (Table 4.5) Latest information on economic inactivity
• The UK male working-age employment rate was 79 per cent in spring 2004, much the same proportion as in spring 1984; the female rate rose gradually over the period from 59 to 70 per cent. (Figure 4.7) Latest information on employment
• The proportion of UK male employee jobs in manufacturing fell by one third between 1984 and 2004, to 18 per cent; for females the proportion fell by more than half over the same period, to 7 per cent. (Table 4.12)
• In 2002-03, 23 per cent of Pakistani and 18 per cent of Chinese people in employment in Great Britain were self-employed. This compares with around one in ten White British people and fewer than one in ten Black people. (Table 4.14) Latest information on employment by ethnic group
• Almost half of male, and nearly one quarter of female, managers and senior officials in the United Kingdom usually worked over 45 hours a week in spring 2004. (Table 4.15)
• The proportion of UK male employees who were trade union members fell from 35 per cent in autumn 1995 to 29 per cent in autumn 2003. For women the proportion remained relatively stable over the period and was also 29 per cent in autumn 2003. (Figure 4.28) Latest information on union membership
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