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Unemployment (International Labour Organisation ( ILO) definition)
A total of 134,200 people aged 16 or over were estimated to be unemployed in Scotland in 2006. This was 5.2% of the economically active population.
The unemployment rate estimate in the 15% most deprived areas at 13.6%, was over three times that for the rest of Scotland at 4.1%.
In terms of urban/rural areas, unemployment was highest in large urban areas and other urban areas (both 5.9%).
Table 11: ILO unemployment rates and levels (aged 16 or over), 2005-2006
Geography (Residence Based) | 2005 | 2006 |
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Proportion | Proportion | Level |
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Scotland | 5.3% | 5.2% | 134,200 |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 5.5% | 4.2% | 4,700 |
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Aberdeenshire | 4.4% | 3.4% | 4,200 |
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Angus | 4.9% | 5.1% | 2,900 |
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Argyll & Bute | 4.6% | 2.8% | 1,300 |
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Clackmannanshire | 5.4% | 6.1% | 1,400 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 3.6% | 3.9% | 2,900 |
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Dundee City | 6.1% | 6.0% | 4,000 |
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East Ayrshire | 7.3% | 6.4% | 3,700 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 3.5% | 4.0% | 2,400 |
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East Lothian | 3.9% | 3.3% | 1,600 |
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East Renfrewshire | 4.0% | 3.5% | 1,700 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 4.8% | 5.0% | 12,200 |
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Eilean Siar | 4.3% | * | * |
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Falkirk | 5.0% | 5.9% | 4,500 |
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Fife | 5.0% | 6.1% | 11,200 |
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Glasgow City | 8.4% | 7.6% | 20,500 |
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Highland | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3,000 |
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Inverclyde | 6.4% | 6.7% | 2,700 |
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Midlothian | 4.9% | 5.6% | 2,500 |
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Moray | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1,700 |
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North Ayrshire | 6.7% | 8.8% | 5,700 |
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North Lanarkshire | 6.9% | 6.0% | 9,600 |
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Orkney Islands | * | * | * |
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Perth & Kinross | 3.0% | 3.7% | 2,500 |
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Renfrewshire | 5.3% | 4.2% | 3,600 |
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Scottish Borders | 4.5% | 3.7% | 2,000 |
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Shetland Islands | * | * | * |
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South Ayrshire | 5.7% | 5.9% | 3,200 |
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South Lanarkshire | 5.0% | 4.5% | 7,200 |
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Stirling | 4.1% | 4.8% | 2,200 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 7.1% | 6.7% | 3,100 |
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West Lothian | 4.5% | 5.2% | 4,800 |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 13.6% | 13.6% | 40,800 |
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Rest of Scotland | 4.2% | 4.1% | 93,400 |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 6.2% | 5.9% | 57,600 |
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Other Urban Areas | 5.5% | 5.9% | 46,600 |
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Accessible Small Towns | 5.8% | 4.8% | 11,600 |
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Remote Small Towns | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3,500 |
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Accessible Rural | 3.6% | 3.2% | 10,500 |
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Remote Rural | 2.9% | 2.8% | 4,500 |
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* - Estimate is below reliability threshold (See Annex A for more details).
Notes:
1. The denominator for the unemployment rate is economic activity (employed plus unemployed).
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