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The number of people employed (16+) in Scotland was estimated to be 2.415 million in 2005, 89.3% were employees, 9.9% were self employed, 0.5% were on government training programmes and 0.3% were unpaid family workers.
In 2005, the three local authority areas with the highest estimated proportion of self employed were: Orkney Islands (19.5%), Argyll & Bute (16.7%) and Scottish Borders (15.4%).
The proportion of self employed was estimated to be lower for people living in the 15% most deprived areas than for those living in the rest of Scotland in 2005 (4.8% vs. 10.5%).
In terms of urban/rural areas, in 2005, self employment was most prevalent in remote rural areas (with 21.1% of those in employment estimated to be self-employed).
Table 8: Number of people in employment by employment type, 2004-2005
Geography (Residence Based) | 2004 | 2005 |
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% Self Employed | % Self Employed | Level
Employee | Level
Self Employed |
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Scotland | 10.2% | 9.9% | 2,158,000 | 240,000 |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 8.8% | 8.2% | 96,000 | 9,000 |
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Aberdeenshire | 14.6% | 12.7% | 102,000 | 15,000 |
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Angus | 12.0% | 12.0% | 44,000 | 6,000 |
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Argyll & Bute | 17.3% | 16.7% | 34,000 | 7,000 |
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Clackmannanshire | 9.8% | 8.3% | 19,000 | 2,000 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 14.6% | 14.5% | 58,000 | 10,000 |
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Dundee City | 5.7% | 7.2% | 58,000 | 4,000 |
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East Ayrshire | 9.5% | 8.0% | 47,000 | 4,000 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 10.6% | 10.5% | 49,000 | 6,000 |
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East Lothian | 12.6% | 12.9% | 40,000 | 6,000 |
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East Renfrewshire | 13.6% | 12.5% | 40,000 | 6,000 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 11.1% | 10.6% | 207,000 | 25,000 |
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Eilean Siar | 8.8% | 12.0% | 11,000 | 1,000 |
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Falkirk | 8.3% | 7.5% | 65,000 | 5,000 |
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Fife | 7.9% | 8.4% | 159,000 | 15,000 |
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Glasgow City | 7.1% | 7.7% | 229,000 | 19,000 |
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Highland | 14.7% | 13.5% | 89,000 | 14,000 |
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Inverclyde | 8.2% | 7.2% | 33,000 | 3,000 |
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Midlothian | 8.6% | 10.9% | 37,000 | 5,000 |
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Moray | 12.4% | 14.2% | 34,000 | 6,000 |
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North Ayrshire | 9.0% | 9.3% | 54,000 | 6,000 |
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North Lanarkshire | 6.4% | 6.9% | 135,000 | 10,000 |
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Orkney Islands | 16.4% | 19.5% | 8,000 | 2,000 |
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Perth & Kinross | 13.0% | 12.3% | 55,000 | 8,000 |
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Renfrewshire | 7.6% | 6.8% | 74,000 | 5,000 |
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Scottish Borders | 16.2% | 15.4% | 43,000 | 8,000 |
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Shetland Islands | 13.4% | 14.0% | 10,000 | 2,000 |
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South Ayrshire | 11.8% | 10.9% | 44,000 | 5,000 |
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South Lanarkshire | 9.6% | 9.3% | 129,000 | 13,000 |
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Stirling | 13.8% | 13.8% | 36,000 | 6,000 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 6.3% | 5.8% | 38,000 | 2,000 |
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West Lothian | 7.6% | 6.7% | 78,000 | 6,000 |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 5.7% | 4.8% | 242,000 | 12,000 |
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Rest of Scotland | 10.7% | 10.5% | 1,916,000 | 228,000 |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 8.5% | 8.5% | 824,000 | 77,000 |
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Other Urban Areas | 7.8% | 7.2% | 643,000 | 50,000 |
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Accessible Small Towns | 10.2% | 9.6% | 231,000 | 25,000 |
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Remote Small Towns | 12.3% | 12.0% | 62,000 | 8,000 |
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Accessible Rural | 14.4% | 14.7% | 294,000 | 51,000 |
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Remote Rural | 21.9% | 21.1% | 103,000 | 28,000 |
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