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Economic inactivity
People who are economically inactive are neither employed nor unemployed. Those who are economically inactive are not in work and are not seeking/available for work. Reasons for economic inactivity include being sick or disabled, looking after family or home, being a student and taking early retirement.
All persons
The economic inactivity rate of working age people in Scotland was estimated to be 20.0% in 2006 (Table 12). The total number of working age people who were economically inactive was estimated to be 624,900. Of those who were economically inactive 28.6% want to work ( Table 13).
Table 12: Economic inactivity rates and levels for working age people, 2005-2006
Geography (Residence Based) | 2005 | 2006 |
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Proportion | Proportion | Level |
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Scotland | 20.8% | 20.0% | 624,900 |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 16.9% | 15.9% | 20,500 |
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Aberdeenshire | 16.0% | 15.7% | 22,200 |
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Angus | 18.8% | 15.1% | 9,600 |
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Argyll & Bute | 19.1% | 17.1% | 8,800 |
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Clackmannanshire | 22.8% | 23.2% | 6,600 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 18.5% | 17.1% | 14,200 |
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Dundee City | 23.3% | 23.2% | 19,300 |
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East Ayrshire | 24.6% | 22.9% | 16,400 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 16.6% | 15.6% | 10,200 |
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East Lothian | 18.9% | 18.6% | 10,600 |
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East Renfrewshire | 17.2% | 18.3% | 10,300 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 19.0% | 18.8% | 55,600 |
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Eilean Siar | 16.1% | 15.6% | 2,200 |
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Falkirk | 20.1% | 17.3% | 15,600 |
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Fife | 19.1% | 18.6% | 40,600 |
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Glasgow City | 27.9% | 29.9% | 111,400 |
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Highland | 16.3% | 17.8% | 21,800 |
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Inverclyde | 24.5% | 22.4% | 11,100 |
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Midlothian | 16.3% | 13.7% | 7,000 |
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Moray | 20.5% | 18.1% | 9,200 |
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North Ayrshire | 22.8% | 22.4% | 18,200 |
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North Lanarkshire | 23.4% | 22.1% | 44,000 |
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Orkney Islands | 13.5% | 16.1% | 1,800 |
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Perth & Kinross | 20.0% | 17.3% | 13,500 |
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Renfrewshire | 21.3% | 19.7% | 20,500 |
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Scottish Borders | 18.3% | 17.7% | 11,200 |
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Shetland Islands | 11.8% | 10.7% | 1,400 |
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South Ayrshire | 21.3% | 20.7% | 13,500 |
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South Lanarkshire | 21.9% | 18.9% | 35,800 |
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Stirling | 20.7% | 21.3% | 11,600 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 23.5% | 21.2% | 12,100 |
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West Lothian | 20.1% | 16.5% | 18,000 |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 34.8% | 34.9% | 156,700 |
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Rest of Scotland | 18.5% | 17.5% | 468,200 |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 22.8% | 22.8% | 281,100 |
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Other Urban Areas | 20.0% | 18.5% | 173,400 |
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Accessible Small Towns | 20.0% | 19.3% | 56,100 |
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Remote Small Towns | 18.8% | 18.9% | 21,000 |
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Accessible Rural | 18.3% | 16.4% | 60,500 |
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Remote Rural | 18.8% | 18.2% | 32,800 |
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