Scottish Economic Statistics 2006

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Table 4.2: Economic activity and inactivity, employment and unemployment by gender, Scotland, 1992-2006

Total aged 16+
(000s)

Total economically active
All aged 16+
(000s)

Total in employment
All aged 16 +
(000s)

Unemployed

All aged 16+
(000s)

Economically Inactive
All aged 16+
(000s)

Economic activity
Age 16-59/64 1
Rate (%)

Employment
Age 16-59/64 2
Rate (%)

Unemployment
All aged 16+ 3
Rate (%)

ALL

1992

3,992

2,522

2,282

240

1,470

78.6

71.0

9.5

1993

3,994

2,457

2,208

249

1,537

76.8

68.9

10.1

1994

3,999

2,495

2,247

248

1,504

77.8

69.9

9.9

1995

4,005

2,471

2,266

205

1,534

77.0

70.5

8.3

1996

4,006

2,448

2,237

211

1,559

76.5

69.8

8.6

1997

4,007

2,466

2,258

208

1,541

76.8

70.2

8.4

1998

4,009

2,462

2,281

181

1,547

77.1

71.4

7.3

1999

4,012

2,448

2,269

179

1,564

76.5

70.8

7.3

2000

4,015

2,485

2,298

187

1,530

77.7

71.8

7.5

2001

4,028

2,487

2,345

143

1,540

77.8

73.3

5.7

2002

4,035

2,510

2,341

169

1,525

78.3

73.0

6.7

2003

4,040

2,527

2,390

136

1,514

78.5

74.2

5.4

2004

4,047

2,553

2,402

151

1,493

79.0

74.2

5.9

2005

4,052

2,558

2,411

147

1,494

79.3

74.6

5.7

2006

4,057

2,553

2,405

148

1,504

79.4

74.7

5.8

MALE

1992

1,893

1,403

1,248

155

490

85.8

76.2

11.0

1993

1,894

1,366

1,201

165

528

84.0

73.7

12.1

1994

1,896

1,374

1,219

155

522

84.5

74.9

11.3

1995

1,899

1,345

1,215

131

554

82.9

74.7

9.7

1996

1,899

1,342

1,200

142

557

82.6

73.8

10.6

1997

1,899

1,333

1,204

129

566

82.2

74.1

9.7

1998

1,899

1,326

1,213

113

572

81.9

74.8

8.5

1999

1,900

1,315

1,199

116

585

81.2

74.0

8.8

2000

1,901

1,337

1,217

120

564

82.7

75.2

9.0

2001

1,908

1,327

1,234

93

581

82.4

76.5

7.0

2002

1,913

1,325

1,222

103

588

81.8

75.5

7.8

2003

1,917

1,343

1,262

81

574

82.6

77.7

6.1

2004

1,921

1,347

1,253

94

575

82.8

77.1

7.0

2005

1,925

1,348

1,264

84

577

82.8

77.6

6.2

2006

1,929

1,337

1,251

86

591

82.6

77.2

6.4

FEMALE

1992

2,099

1,119

1,034

85

980

71.0

65.4

7.6

1993

2,100

1,091

1,007

84

1,008

69.3

63.8

7.7

1994

2,103

1,121

1,028

93

982

70.7

64.6

8.3

1995

2,106

1,126

1,051

74

981

70.9

66.1

6.6

1996

2,108

1,106

1,037

68

1,002

70.2

65.7

6.2

1997

2,108

1,133

1,054

78

976

71.1

66.1

6.9

1998

2,110

1,136

1,068

67

974

72.1

67.8

5.9

1999

2,112

1,133

1,070

63

979

71.6

67.5

5.6

2000

2,114

1,148

1,081

67

966

72.6

68.3

5.8

2001

2,119

1,160

1,111

49

959

73.0

69.9

4.2

2002

2,122

1,185

1,119

66

937

74.6

70.4

5.5

2003

2,123

1,184

1,129

55

939

74.1

70.6

4.6

2004

2,125

1,207

1,149

58

919

74.9

71.2

4.8

2005

2,127

1,210

1,147

63

917

75.6

71.6

5.2

2006

2,129

1,216

1,154

62

913

76.0

72.1

5.1

Source: Labour Force Survey, Office for National Statistics
Spring Quarter, Not Seasonally Adjusted
1 Total working age economically active as a percentage of all persons of working age.
2 Total working age in employment as a percentage of all persons of working age.
3 Total unemployed aged 16 and above as a percentage of all economically active persons aged 16 and above.

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