Scottish Economic Statistics 2006

Table 4.2: Economic activity and inactivity, employment and unemployment by gender, Scotland, 1992-2006

ALL
	Total aged 16+ (000s)	Total economically active All aged 16+ (000s)	Total in employment All aged 16 + (000s)	Unemployed All aged 16+ (000s)	Economically Inactive All aged 16+ (000s)	Economic activity Age 16-59/64 ¹ Rate (%)	Employment Age 16-59/64 ² Rate (%)	Unemployment All aged 16+ ³ Rate (%)
1992	3,992	2,522	2,282	240	1,470	78.6	71.0	9.5
1993	3,994	2,457	2,208	249	1,537	76.8	68.9	10.1
1994	3,999	2,495	2,247	248	1,504	77.8	69.9	9.9
1995	4,005	2,471	2,266	205	1,534	77.0	70.5	8.3
1996	4,006	2,448	2,237	211	1,559	76.5	69.8	8.6
1997	4,007	2,466	2,258	208	1,541	76.8	70.2	8.4
1998	4,009	2,462	2,281	181	1,547	77.1	71.4	7.3
1999	4,012	2,448	2,269	179	1,564	76.5	70.8	7.3
2000	4,015	2,485	2,298	187	1,530	77.7	71.8	7.5
2001	4,028	2,487	2,345	143	1,540	77.8	73.3	5.7
2002	4,035	2,510	2,341	169	1,525	78.3	73.0	6.7
2003	4,040	2,527	2,390	136	1,514	78.5	74.2	5.4
2004	4,047	2,553	2,402	151	1,493	79.0	74.2	5.9
2005	4,052	2,558	2,411	147	1,494	79.3	74.6	5.7
2006	4,057	2,553	2,405	148	1,504	79.4	74.7	5.8
MALE
1992	1,893	1,403	1,248	155	490	85.8	76.2	11.0
1993	1,894	1,366	1,201	165	528	84.0	73.7	12.1
1994	1,896	1,374	1,219	155	522	84.5	74.9	11.3
1995	1,899	1,345	1,215	131	554	82.9	74.7	9.7
1996	1,899	1,342	1,200	142	557	82.6	73.8	10.6
1997	1,899	1,333	1,204	129	566	82.2	74.1	9.7
1998	1,899	1,326	1,213	113	572	81.9	74.8	8.5
1999	1,900	1,315	1,199	116	585	81.2	74.0	8.8
2000	1,901	1,337	1,217	120	564	82.7	75.2	9.0
2001	1,908	1,327	1,234	93	581	82.4	76.5	7.0
2002	1,913	1,325	1,222	103	588	81.8	75.5	7.8
2003	1,917	1,343	1,262	81	574	82.6	77.7	6.1
2004	1,921	1,347	1,253	94	575	82.8	77.1	7.0
2005	1,925	1,348	1,264	84	577	82.8	77.6	6.2
2006	1,929	1,337	1,251	86	591	82.6	77.2	6.4
FEMALE
1992	2,099	1,119	1,034	85	980	71.0	65.4	7.6
1993	2,100	1,091	1,007	84	1,008	69.3	63.8	7.7
1994	2,103	1,121	1,028	93	982	70.7	64.6	8.3
1995	2,106	1,126	1,051	74	981	70.9	66.1	6.6
1996	2,108	1,106	1,037	68	1,002	70.2	65.7	6.2
1997	2,108	1,133	1,054	78	976	71.1	66.1	6.9
1998	2,110	1,136	1,068	67	974	72.1	67.8	5.9
1999	2,112	1,133	1,070	63	979	71.6	67.5	5.6
2000	2,114	1,148	1,081	67	966	72.6	68.3	5.8
2001	2,119	1,160	1,111	49	959	73.0	69.9	4.2
2002	2,122	1,185	1,119	66	937	74.6	70.4	5.5
2003	2,123	1,184	1,129	55	939	74.1	70.6	4.6
2004	2,125	1,207	1,149	58	919	74.9	71.2	4.8
2005	2,127	1,210	1,147	63	917	75.6	71.6	5.2
2006	2,129	1,216	1,154	62	913	76.0	72.1	5.1

Source: Labour Force Survey, Office for National Statistics
Spring Quarter, Not Seasonally Adjusted
¹ Total working age economically active as a percentage of all persons of working age.
² Total working age in employment as a percentage of all persons of working age.
³ Total unemployed aged 16 and above as a percentage of all economically active persons aged 16 and above.

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Table 4.2: Economic activity and inactivity, employment and unemployment by gender, Scotland, 1992-2006