Scotland's People Volume 7: results from the 2001/2002 Scottish Household Survey
Table 5-7: Number of adults in paid employment by local authority
Row percentages, 2001/2002 data
Households
| None | One | Two or more | Total | Base |
Aberdeen City | 40 | 30 | 30 | 100 | 1,280 |
Aberdeenshire | 30 | 30 | 40 | 100 | 1,230 |
Angus | 39 | 27 | 34 | 100 | 662 |
Argyll and Bute | 45 | 24 | 31 | 100 | 569 |
Clackmannanshire | 43 | 24 | 33 | 100 | 547 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 45 | 26 | 29 | 100 | 822 |
Dundee City | 50 | 26 | 24 | 100 | 868 |
East Ayrshire | 45 | 24 | 31 | 100 | 714 |
East Dumbartonshire | 37 | 23 | 39 | 100 | 608 |
East Lothian | 40 | 26 | 34 | 100 | 598 |
East Renfrewshire | 38 | 26 | 36 | 100 | 526 |
Edinburgh City | 42 | 29 | 28 | 100 | 2,374 |
Eilean Siar | 44 | 31 | 25 | 100 | 643 |
Falkirk | 41 | 28 | 31 | 100 | 790 |
Fife | 41 | 26 | 33 | 100 | 1,928 |
Glasgow City | 53 | 26 | 21 | 100 | 3,254 |
Highland | 36 | 30 | 34 | 100 | 1,208 |
Inverclyde | 47 | 25 | 28 | 100 | 529 |
Midlothian | 31 | 27 | 42 | 100 | 622 |
Moray | 37 | 28 | 35 | 100 | 614 |
North Ayrshire | 48 | 25 | 28 | 100 | 768 |
North Lanarkshire | 40 | 27 | 33 | 100 | 1,656 |
Orkney | 38 | 28 | 34 | 100 | 649 |
Perth and Kinross | 40 | 29 | 31 | 100 | 747 |
Renfrewshire | 44 | 24 | 32 | 100 | 945 |
Scottish Borders | 38 | 26 | 37 | 100 | 642 |
Shetland | 27 | 32 | 41 | 100 | 625 |
South Ayrshire | 43 | 24 | 32 | 100 | 685 |
South Lanarkshire | 39 | 26 | 35 | 100 | 1,608 |
Stirling | 42 | 23 | 35 | 100 | 601 |
West Dumbartonshire | 46 | 26 | 27 | 100 | 531 |
West Lothian | 37 | 24 | 38 | 100 | 796 |
Scotland | 42 | 27 | 31 | 100 | 30,639 |
Table 5-8: Economic status of adults of working age by sex
Column percentages, 2001/2002 data
Adults of working age (Male, 16-64 years, Female 16-60 years)
| Male | Female | All |
Self employed | 9 | 3 | 6 |
Full time employment | 59 | 38 | 48 |
Part time employment | 3 | 23 | 14 |
Looking after home/family | 1 | 17 | 9 |
Permanently retired from work | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Unemployed and seeking work | 7 | 3 | 5 |
At school | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Higher/further education | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Government work/training scheme | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Permanently sick or disabled | 8 | 5 | 7 |
Unable to work due to short term ill-health | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Other | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Base | 9,167 | 10,550 | 19,717 |
Table 5-9: Number of paid jobs held by adults of working age by urban/rural classification
Column percentages, 2001/2002 data
Adults of working age with one or more paid jobs
| Large urban areas | Other urban areas | Accessible small towns | Remote small towns | Accessible rural | Remote rural | Scotland |
One | 97 | 97 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 93 | 96 |
Two or more | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Base | 4,630 | 4,067 | 1,474 | 646 | 1,665 | 1,245 | 13,727 |
Table 5-10: Standard Occupational Classifications by economic status
Column percentages, 2001/2002 data, Working adults of working age
| Self employed | Full time employment | Part time employment | All |
Managers and administrators | 32 | 15 | 4 | 14 |
Professional occupations | 11 | 12 | 7 | 11 |
Associate professional and technical occupations | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Clerical and secretarial occupations | 3 | 16 | 19 | 15 |
Craft and related occupations | 18 | 13 | 2 | 11 |
Personal and protective occupations | 9 | 15 | 36 | 19 |
Sales occupations | 7 | 10 | 4 | 9 |
Plant and machine operatives | 5 | 6 | 17 | 8 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Base | 1,105 | 8,872 | 2,514 | 12,491 |
Table 5-11: Standard Industrial Classification by economic status
Column percentages, 2001/2002 data, Working adults of working age
| Self employed | Full time employment | Part time employment | All |
Agriculture, hunting and forestry | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Fishing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mining and quarrying | - | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Manufacturing | 7 | 17 | 5 | 13 |
Electricity, gas and water supply | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Construction | 14 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
Wholesale and retail trade; repair trades | 13 | 9 | 18 | 11 |
Hotels and restaurants | 7 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
Transport, storage and communication | 7 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
Financial intermediation | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Real estate, renting and business activities | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 0 | 10 | 6 | 8 |
Education | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Health and social work | 9 | 12 | 25 | 15 |
Other community, social and personal service activities | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Private households with employed persons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Base | 1,088 | 8,725 | 2,474 | 12,287 |