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There were differences in the employment rate estimates for working aged men and women in 2006. The rate for males was higher at 78.3%, compared to an estimate of 73.1% for females. The total number of working age males in employment, in 2006, was estimated at just over 1.247 million with a further 26,300 over working age in employment. The total number of working age females in employment was estimated at nearly 1.118 million with a further 56,400 over working age in employment.
Table 2 shows that the three local authority areas which had the highest male employment rate estimates in 2006 were: Orkney Islands (85.4%), Shetland Islands (85.4%), and Aberdeenshire (85.3%).
In terms of urban/rural areas, the 2006 male employment rate estimate was lowest in large urban areas (75.0%) and highest in accessible rural areas (84.9%).
Table 2: Male working age employment rates and levels, 2005-2006
Geography (Residence Based) | 2005 | 2006 |
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Proportion | Proportion | Level |
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Scotland | 77.6% | 78.3% | 1,247,200 |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 81.0% | 83.2% | 55,900 |
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Aberdeenshire | 84.6% | 85.3% | 63,000 |
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Angus | 81.5% | 83.3% | 27,500 |
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Argyll & Bute | 79.1% | 83.9% | 22,700 |
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Clackmannanshire | 78.5% | 76.3% | 11,100 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 82.3% | 81.9% | 35,400 |
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Dundee City | 75.4% | 74.3% | 31,400 |
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East Ayrshire | 73.8% | 73.9% | 26,900 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 83.1% | 82.0% | 27,500 |
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East Lothian | 80.0% | 82.5% | 24,100 |
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East Renfrewshire | 82.1% | 83.3% | 24,300 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 79.2% | 79.9% | 119,700 |
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Eilean Siar | 78.1% | 79.6% | 6,200 |
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Falkirk | 78.2% | 80.5% | 36,800 |
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Fife | 80.5% | 78.9% | 88,000 |
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Glasgow City | 67.3% | 66.5% | 123,000 |
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Highland | 80.9% | 81.6% | 52,200 |
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Inverclyde | 70.0% | 71.5% | 17,800 |
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Midlothian | 81.1% | 84.2% | 22,100 |
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Moray | 80.2% | 81.6% | 21,700 |
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North Ayrshire | 74.4% | 74.2% | 30,800 |
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North Lanarkshire | 72.9% | 76.7% | 77,600 |
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Orkney Islands | 87.1% | 85.4% | 5,100 |
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Perth & Kinross | 82.2% | 83.3% | 33,200 |
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Renfrewshire | 76.1% | 77.2% | 40,700 |
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Scottish Borders | 82.8% | 84.2% | 27,500 |
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Shetland Islands | 88.6% | 85.4% | 5,900 |
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South Ayrshire | 77.0% | 76.8% | 25,600 |
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South Lanarkshire | 78.6% | 78.3% | 75,500 |
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Stirling | 77.9% | 77.8% | 21,500 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 74.3% | 75.0% | 21,500 |
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West Lothian | 77.5% | 81.2% | 45,100 |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 59.5% | 58.4% | 130,200 |
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Rest of Scotland | 80.4% | 81.5% | 1,117,000 |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 74.3% | 75.0% | 465,900 |
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Other Urban Areas | 78.6% | 78.8% | 375,600 |
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Accessible Small Towns | 77.7% | 78.5% | 117,600 |
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Remote Small Towns | 80.6% | 80.0% | 46,100 |
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Accessible Rural | 82.4% | 84.9% | 163,600 |
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Remote Rural | 81.3% | 82.0% | 78,400 |
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