Chapter 2 - Labour market analysis
Employment
In 2006, the number of working age people in employment was estimated at 2.365 million (75.7%). A further 82,600 people over working age were estimated to be in employment. Table 1 shows the variation in employment rates across local authorities. Glasgow City had the lowest employment rate with only 64.7% of its working age population in work.
In 2006, the employment rate estimate for the 15% most deprived areas in Scotland was 56.0%; considerably lower than that for the rest of Scotland (79.1%).
The employment rate estimates were highest for accessible rural areas (80.8%). This compares to an employment rate estimate of 72.6% for large urban areas.
Table 1: Working age employment rates and levels, 2005-2006
Geography (Residence Based) | 2005 | 2006 |
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Proportion | Proportion | Level |
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Scotland | 74.9% | 75.7% | 2,365,000 |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 78.5% | 80.6% | 103,500 |
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Aberdeenshire | 80.2% | 81.4% | 115,500 |
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Angus | 77.1% | 80.4% | 51,100 |
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Argyll & Bute | 77.2% | 80.5% | 41,400 |
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Clackmannanshire | 73.0% | 72.0% | 20,500 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 78.5% | 79.6% | 66,500 |
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Dundee City | 71.8% | 72.1% | 59,900 |
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East Ayrshire | 69.8% | 72.1% | 51,600 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 80.5% | 80.9% | 53,100 |
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East Lothian | 77.9% | 78.7% | 44,900 |
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East Renfrewshire | 79.4% | 78.9% | 44,700 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 77.1% | 77.0% | 227,800 |
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Eilean Siar | 80.4% | 80.0% | 11,500 |
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Falkirk | 76.0% | 77.8% | 70,300 |
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Fife | 76.7% | 76.3% | 166,600 |
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Glasgow City | 65.9% | 64.7% | 241,200 |
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Highland | 80.8% | 79.8% | 97,800 |
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Inverclyde | 70.6% | 72.3% | 35,900 |
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Midlothian | 79.5% | 81.4% | 41,400 |
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Moray | 76.3% | 78.5% | 39,800 |
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North Ayrshire | 72.0% | 70.9% | 57,700 |
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North Lanarkshire | 71.3% | 73.1% | 145,700 |
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Orkney Islands | 84.7% | 83.2% | 9,400 |
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Perth & Kinross | 77.5% | 79.5% | 62,200 |
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Renfrewshire | 74.4% | 76.8% | 79,800 |
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Scottish Borders | 78.0% | 79.2% | 50,300 |
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Shetland Islands | 85.3% | 84.9% | 11,000 |
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South Ayrshire | 74.1% | 74.4% | 48,500 |
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South Lanarkshire | 74.2% | 77.3% | 146,500 |
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Stirling | 76.0% | 74.8% | 40,600 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 71.0% | 73.4% | 41,800 |
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West Lothian | 76.2% | 79.2% | 86,600 |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 56.2% | 56.0% | 251,400 |
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Rest of Scotland | 78.0% | 79.1% | 2,113,500 |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 72.3% | 72.6% | 896,500 |
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Other Urban Areas | 75.5% | 76.6% | 717,300 |
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Accessible Small Towns | 75.3% | 76.8% | 223,800 |
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Remote Small Towns | 78.2% | 78.0% | 86,700 |
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Accessible Rural | 78.7% | 80.8% | 297,700 |
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Remote Rural | 78.8% | 79.4% | 142,900 |
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