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Table 15 shows economic inactivity rate estimates for working age females for 2006. The three local authority areas with the highest female inactivity rate estimates in 2006 were: Glasgow City (34.3%), North Ayrshire (27.4%) and Clackmannanshire (27.3%). The working age female economic inactivity rate estimate was higher than the corresponding male rate in every local authority area.
In 2006, the female inactivity rate estimate in the 15% most deprived areas was 40.9%, significantly higher than that for the rest of Scotland at 20.7%.
In terms of urban/rural areas, in 2006, female inactivity (like male inactivity) was most evident in large urban areas (with an estimated rate of 26.5%).
Table 15: Economic inactivity rates and levels for working age females, 2005-2006
Geography (Residence Based) | 2005 | 2006 |
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Proportion | Proportion | Level
Inactive |
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Scotland | 24.5% | 23.7% | 362,100 |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 21.5% | 19.5% | 12,000 |
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Aberdeenshire | 21.0% | 20.6% | 14,000 |
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Angus | 23.5% | 18.9% | 5,800 |
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Argyll & Bute | 21.1% | 21.3% | 5,200 |
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Clackmannanshire | 29.3% | 27.3% | 3,800 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 23.1% | 20.4% | 8,200 |
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Dundee City | 27.7% | 26.1% | 10,600 |
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East Ayrshire | 29.8% | 26.4% | 9,300 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 19.8% | 17.1% | 5,500 |
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East Lothian | 21.4% | 22.6% | 6,300 |
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East Renfrewshire | 22.0% | 23.4% | 6,400 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 21.6% | 22.1% | 32,200 |
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Eilean Siar | 16.8% | 18.2% | 1,200 |
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Falkirk | 24.1% | 22.1% | 9,800 |
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Fife | 23.9% | 22.4% | 23,900 |
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Glasgow City | 31.2% | 34.3% | 64,600 |
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Highland | 17.2% | 20.7% | 12,100 |
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Inverclyde | 25.4% | 22.8% | 5,700 |
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Midlothian | 19.0% | 16.6% | 4,100 |
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Moray | 24.3% | 22.3% | 5,400 |
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North Ayrshire | 27.0% | 27.4% | 10,900 |
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North Lanarkshire | 26.4% | 26.2% | 25,700 |
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Orkney Islands | 16.2% | 19.4% | 1,000 |
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Perth & Kinross | 24.9% | 21.1% | 8,100 |
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Renfrewshire | 24.0% | 21.1% | 10,800 |
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Scottish Borders | 24.2% | 22.9% | 7,100 |
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Shetland Islands | 15.0% | * | * |
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South Ayrshire | 25.4% | 24.0% | 7,700 |
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South Lanarkshire | 26.9% | 21.2% | 19,800 |
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Stirling | 23.8% | 25.3% | 6,700 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 28.4% | 23.9% | 6,800 |
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West Lothian | 22.7% | 19.8% | 10,600 |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 40.7% | 40.9% | 92,400 |
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Rest of Scotland | 21.7% | 20.7% | 269,800 |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 26.1% | 26.5% | 162,600 |
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Other Urban Areas | 24.3% | 22.0% | 101,300 |
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Accessible Small Towns | 24.0% | 21.8% | 30,800 |
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Remote Small Towns | 21.5% | 21.6% | 11,500 |
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Accessible Rural | 22.6% | 21.1% | 37,200 |
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Remote Rural | 22.3% | 22.3% | 18,800 |
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