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People aged 50 and over
The employment rate estimate for those aged 50 to the state pension age (59 for females and 64 for males) was 69.1% in Scotland in 2005.
Seven local authority areas had an older person's employment rate estimate above 75.0% in 2005: Shetland Islands (85.8%), East Dunbartonshire (79.2%), Orkney Islands (78.0%), Aberdeenshire (76.5%), Angus (76.3%), Eilean Siar (76.3%) and Scottish Borders (76.1%).
The 2005 employment rate estimate for those aged 50 to the state pension age, living in the 15% most deprived areas, was 49.2%; much lower than that for the rest of Scotland (71.9%).
In terms of urban/rural areas, the 2005 employment rate estimate for those aged 50 to the state pension age was lowest in large urban areas (66.6%) and highest in remote rural areas (74.6%).
Table 6: Working age employment rates and levels for people aged over 50, 2004-2005
Geography (Residence Based) | 2004 | 2005 |
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Proportion | Proportion | Level |
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Scotland | 68.6% | 69.1% | 546,000 |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 74.8% | 74.8% | 25,000 |
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Aberdeenshire | 77.4% | 76.5% | 31,000 |
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Angus | 72.2% | 76.3% | 14,000 |
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Argyll & Bute | 73.7% | 71.9% | 12,000 |
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Clackmannanshire | 69.8% | 70.6% | 6,000 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 70.0% | 68.0% | 18,000 |
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Dundee City | 66.2% | 67.4% | 15,000 |
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East Ayrshire | 60.4% | 57.7% | 11,000 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 76.5% | 79.2% | 14,000 |
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East Lothian | 70.8% | 73.9% | 10,000 |
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East Renfrewshire | 74.9% | 71.2% | 10,000 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 76.1% | 74.5% | 47,000 |
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Eilean Siar | 75.3% | 76.3% | 4,000 |
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Falkirk | 62.9% | 65.7% | 15,000 |
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Fife | 71.9% | 72.0% | 41,000 |
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Glasgow City | 54.5% | 58.8% | 44,000 |
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Highland | 78.5% | 73.6% | 27,000 |
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Inverclyde | 61.4% | 60.5% | 8,000 |
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Midlothian | 73.7% | 69.8% | 9,000 |
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Moray | 68.1% | 73.6% | 10,000 |
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North Ayrshire | 60.9% | 63.9% | 13,000 |
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North Lanarkshire | 58.2% | 58.8% | 28,000 |
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Orkney Islands | 79.6% | 78.0% | 3,000 |
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Perth & Kinross | 73.1% | 74.7% | 18,000 |
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Renfrewshire | 62.3% | 66.2% | 17,000 |
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Scottish Borders | 77.6% | 76.1% | 15,000 |
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Shetland Islands | 85.9% | 85.8% | 3,000 |
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South Ayrshire | 66.7% | 71.2% | 14,000 |
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South Lanarkshire | 65.4% | 66.9% | 32,000 |
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Stirling | 66.9% | 68.4% | 10,000 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 64.2% | 66.0% | 9,000 |
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West Lothian | 70.2% | 67.5% | 17,000 |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 46.0% | 49.2% | 47,000 |
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Rest of Scotland | 71.9% | 71.9% | 499,000 |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 65.7% | 66.6% | 183,000 |
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Other Urban Areas | 67.0% | 68.7% | 159,000 |
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Accessible Small Towns | 68.6% | 70.3% | 62,000 |
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Remote Small Towns | 76.0% | 70.3% | 17,000 |
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Accessible Rural | 73.9% | 72.2% | 85,000 |
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Remote Rural | 76.5% | 74.6% | 39,000 |
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