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Ethnicity
In 2005, the working age employment rate estimate for minority ethnic residents of Scotland was 58.7%, compared to 75.3% for white residents.
People with a Disability
The working age employment rate estimate for people with a disability in Scotland was 45.7% in 2005.
In 2005, four out of the 32 local authority areas had an employment rate estimate for people with a disability below 40.0%: Glasgow City (33.4%), North Lanarkshire (36.3%), East Ayrshire (38.3%) and Inverclyde (38.3%).
The employment rate estimate for people with a disability living in the 15% most deprived areas was 28.3% in 2005; nearly half that for the rest of Scotland (51.0%).
Table 4: Working age employment rates and levels for people with a disability, 2004-2005
Geography (Residence Based) | 2004 | 2005 |
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Proportion | Proportion | Level |
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Scotland | 44.3% | 45.7% | 291,000 |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 52.4% | 52.4% | 13,000 |
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Aberdeenshire | 56.3% | 56.4% | 13,000 |
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Angus | 48.2% | 50.9% | 6,000 |
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Argyll & Bute | 47.0% | 51.8% | 5,000 |
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Clackmannanshire | 45.6% | 41.8% | 3,000 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 50.9% | 51.8% | 9,000 |
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Dundee City | 36.4% | 43.1% | 8,000 |
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East Ayrshire | 43.3% | 38.3% | 7,000 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 55.9% | 56.0% | 5,000 |
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East Lothian | 52.1% | 55.5% | 5,000 |
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East Renfrewshire | 59.2% | 49.6% | 4,000 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 48.7% | 54.0% | 27,000 |
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Eilean Siar | 59.6% | 58.8% | 1,000 |
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Falkirk | 39.6% | 48.5% | 10,000 |
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Fife | 52.8% | 52.6% | 26,000 |
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Glasgow City | 31.5% | 33.4% | 31,000 |
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Highland | 54.7% | 54.6% | 12,000 |
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Inverclyde | 33.2% | 38.3% | 4,000 |
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Midlothian | 50.4% | 53.9% | 5,000 |
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Moray | 44.8% | 50.4% | 5,000 |
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North Ayrshire | 32.9% | 40.5% | 7,000 |
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North Lanarkshire | 36.3% | 36.3% | 17,000 |
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Orkney Islands | 48.1% | 53.4% | 1,000 |
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Perth & Kinross | 51.1% | 51.7% | 7,000 |
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Renfrewshire | 42.5% | 46.5% | 11,000 |
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Scottish Borders | 55.2% | 54.6% | 7,000 |
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Shetland Islands | 58.5% | 50.8% | 1,000 |
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South Ayrshire | 45.6% | 43.0% | 5,000 |
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South Lanarkshire | 43.7% | 40.8% | 15,000 |
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Stirling | 51.8% | 45.4% | 4,000 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 39.4% | 40.4% | 5,000 |
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West Lothian | 50.0% | 46.0% | 11,000 |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 24.5% | 28.3% | 41,000 |
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Rest of Scotland | 50.4% | 51.0% | 249,000 |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 39.4% | 42.4% | 110,000 |
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Other Urban Areas | 44.7% | 46.2% | 88,000 |
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Accessible Small Towns | 47.1% | 46.1% | 31,000 |
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Remote Small Towns | 58.3% | 47.6% | 7,000 |
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Accessible Rural | 53.4% | 53.7% | 40,000 |
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Remote Rural | 50.4% | 51.2% | 14,000 |
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