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Table 3 shows that the three local authority areas which had the highest female employment rate estimates in 2005 were: Eilean Siar (83.2%), Orkney Islands (82.0%) and Shetland Islands (81.5%).
Eight local authority areas had female employment rate estimates below 70.0% in 2005: Glasgow City (64.5%), East Ayrshire (65.6%), Clackmannanshire (67.2%), West Dunbartonshire (67.6%), Dundee City (68.0%), North Ayrshire (69.5%), North Lanarkshire (69.7%) and South Lanarkshire (69.7%).
In 2005, the female employment rate estimate for the 15% most deprived areas was 53.9%; much lower than that for the rest of Scotland (75.3%).
In terms of urban/rural areas, the 2005 female employment rate estimate was lowest in large urban areas (70.3%) and highest in remote rural areas (76.8%).
Table 3: Female 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 | 71.5% | 72.1% | 1,104,000 |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 70.4% | 75.7% | 47,000 |
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Aberdeenshire | 72.6% | 75.6% | 51,000 |
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Angus | 71.8% | 72.3% | 22,000 |
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Argyll & Bute | 75.5% | 75.1% | 18,000 |
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Clackmannanshire | 67.7% | 67.2% | 9,000 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 75.2% | 74.3% | 30,000 |
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Dundee City | 67.1% | 68.0% | 28,000 |
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East Ayrshire | 68.5% | 65.6% | 23,000 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 77.6% | 77.7% | 25,000 |
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East Lothian | 74.1% | 75.6% | 21,000 |
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East Renfrewshire | 75.6% | 76.5% | 21,000 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 72.2% | 74.9% | 109,000 |
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Eilean Siar | 81.7% | 83.2% | 6,000 |
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Falkirk | 73.5% | 73.7% | 33,000 |
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Fife | 76.5% | 72.8% | 77,000 |
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Glasgow City | 62.9% | 64.5% | 121,000 |
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Highland | 78.7% | 80.8% | 47,000 |
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Inverclyde | 69.0% | 71.3% | 18,000 |
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Midlothian | 76.8% | 77.8% | 19,000 |
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Moray | 73.7% | 72.0% | 17,000 |
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North Ayrshire | 63.9% | 69.5% | 28,000 |
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North Lanarkshire | 66.7% | 69.7% | 68,000 |
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Orkney Islands | 80.6% | 82.0% | 4,000 |
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Perth & Kinross | 73.6% | 72.7% | 28,000 |
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Renfrewshire | 73.3% | 72.6% | 37,000 |
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Scottish Borders | 74.7% | 72.9% | 22,000 |
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Shetland Islands | 83.3% | 81.5% | 5,000 |
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South Ayrshire | 72.9% | 71.0% | 23,000 |
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South Lanarkshire | 72.5% | 69.7% | 65,000 |
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Stirling | 72.7% | 74.0% | 20,000 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 69.4% | 67.6% | 19,000 |
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West Lothian | 74.7% | 75.0% | 40,000 |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 53.4% | 53.9% | 122,000 |
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Rest of Scotland | 74.7% | 75.3% | 982,000 |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 68.3% | 70.3% | 426,000 |
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Other Urban Areas | 72.5% | 72.0% | 319,000 |
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Accessible Small Towns | 73.4% | 72.7% | 116,000 |
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Remote Small Towns | 76.0% | 75.8% | 32,000 |
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Accessible Rural | 73.7% | 74.8% | 152,000 |
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Remote Rural | 78.7% | 76.8% | 58,000 |
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