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Chapter 2 - Labour market analysis
Employment
In 2005, the number of working age people in employment was estimated at 2.339 million (74.9%). A further 76,000 people over working age were estimated to be in employment.
Table 1 shows that two local authority areas had employment rate estimates below 70.0% in 2005: Glasgow City (65.9%) and East Ayrshire (69.8%).
In 2005, the employment rate estimate for the 15% most deprived areas was 56.7%; much lower than that for the rest of Scotland (77.9%).
The 2005 employment rate estimate for larger urban areas (72.3%) was lower than that for accessible rural areas (79.1%).
Table 1: Working age employment rates and levels, 2004-2005
Geography (Residence Based) | 2004 | 2005 |
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Proportion | Proportion | Level |
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Scotland | 74.7% | 74.9% | 2,339,000 |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 76.2% | 78.5% | 102,000 |
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Aberdeenshire | 79.3% | 80.2% | 114,000 |
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Angus | 76.1% | 77.1% | 49,000 |
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Argyll & Bute | 77.6% | 77.2% | 40,000 |
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Clackmannanshire | 72.3% | 73.0% | 21,000 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 78.8% | 78.5% | 66,000 |
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Dundee City | 68.3% | 71.8% | 60,000 |
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East Ayrshire | 71.6% | 69.8% | 50,000 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 81.3% | 80.5% | 53,000 |
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East Lothian | 76.3% | 77.9% | 44,000 |
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East Renfrewshire | 79.3% | 79.4% | 45,000 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 75.5% | 77.1% | 227,000 |
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Eilean Siar | 79.2% | 80.4% | 12,000 |
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Falkirk | 76.9% | 76.0% | 69,000 |
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Fife | 77.9% | 76.7% | 167,000 |
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Glasgow City | 64.9% | 65.9% | 245,000 |
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Highland | 82.8% | 80.8% | 99,000 |
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Inverclyde | 68.7% | 70.6% | 35,000 |
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Midlothian | 80.0% | 79.5% | 41,000 |
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Moray | 77.6% | 76.3% | 39,000 |
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North Ayrshire | 67.7% | 72.0% | 59,000 |
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North Lanarkshire | 70.6% | 71.3% | 142,000 |
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Orkney Islands | 85.1% | 84.7% | 10,000 |
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Perth & Kinross | 78.2% | 77.5% | 61,000 |
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Renfrewshire | 74.5% | 74.4% | 78,000 |
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Scottish Borders | 79.7% | 78.0% | 49,000 |
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Shetland Islands | 85.8% | 85.3% | 11,000 |
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South Ayrshire | 74.1% | 74.1% | 48,000 |
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South Lanarkshire | 75.5% | 74.2% | 141,000 |
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Stirling | 76.5% | 76.0% | 41,000 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 70.8% | 71.0% | 40,000 |
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West Lothian | 79.1% | 76.2% | 82,000 |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 54.9% | 56.7% | 251,000 |
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Rest of Scotland | 78.1% | 77.9% | 2,088,000 |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 71.3% | 72.3% | 883,000 |
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Other Urban Areas | 75.5% | 75.3% | 680,000 |
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Accessible Small Towns | 76.8% | 75.3% | 249,000 |
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Remote Small Towns | 79.5% | 78.5% | 67,000 |
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Accessible Rural | 78.1% | 79.1% | 334,000 |
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Remote Rural | 81.3% | 78.9% | 126,000 |
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