Data for 1931	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	89,783	24,577
Economically inactive	8,123	78,531

Data for 1951	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	85,770	31,257
Economically inactive	11,834	77,121

Data for 1961	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	87,483	35,363
Economically inactive	13,821	75,459

Data for 1971	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	80,994	45,168
Economically inactive	21,568	67,057

Data for 1981	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	83,228	51,142
Economically inactive	23,655	64,296

Data for 1991	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	73,251	54,372
Economically inactive	32,925	63,408

Data for 2001	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	67,466	57,587
Economically inactive	33,548	47,614

Data for 2011	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	70,773	64,694
Economically inactive	29,751	40,334

Date:	Source:
1931 - 2011