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On the other hand, he continued, it should not be forgotten
that the age structure of the population was such that each year a
large number of young persons was coming on to the labour market.
Preliminary results of the 1971 Census indicated that the
economically active population consisted of over one million men and
half a million women, a total of over 1,500,000 of whom 42 per cent
were in manufacturing.
*This is expected to rise to 1,700,000 in 1973," he added,
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