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Ethnicity
In 2006, the working age employment rate estimate for minority ethnic residents of Scotland was 60.9%, compared to 76.2% for white residents.
People with a Disability
The working age employment rate estimate for people with a disability in Scotland was 47.4% in 2006.
In 2006, four out of the 32 local authority areas had an employment rate estimate for people with a disability below 40.0%: Glasgow City (30.2%), Inverclyde (37.1%), Dundee City (37.4%) and North Ayrshire (38.0%).
The employment rate estimate for people with a disability living in the 15% most deprived areas was 25.6% in 2006; more than half that for the rest of Scotland (54.0%).
Table 4: Working age employment rates and levels for people with a disability, 2005-2006
Geography (Residence Based) | 2005 | 2006 |
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Proportion | Proportion | Level |
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Scotland | 45.7% | 47.4% | 293,300 |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 52.4% | 58.2% | 13,900 |
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Aberdeenshire | 56.4% | 59.6% | 14,200 |
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Angus | 50.9% | 56.3% | 6,500 |
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Argyll & Bute | 51.8% | 60.7% | 6,200 |
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Clackmannanshire | 41.8% | 45.5% | 2,900 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 51.8% | 53.2% | 9,500 |
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Dundee City | 43.1% | 37.4% | 6,500 |
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East Ayrshire | 38.3% | 41.0% | 7,100 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 56.0% | 56.6% | 5,600 |
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East Lothian | 55.5% | 60.0% | 6,400 |
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East Renfrewshire | 49.6% | 50.5% | 3,800 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 54.0% | 54.9% | 27,800 |
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Eilean Siar | 58.8% | 58.4% | 1,300 |
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Falkirk | 48.5% | 43.7% | 7,600 |
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Fife | 52.6% | 54.8% | 25,700 |
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Glasgow City | 33.4% | 30.2% | 26,900 |
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Highland | 54.6% | 52.0% | 10,000 |
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Inverclyde | 38.3% | 37.1% | 4,000 |
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Midlothian | 53.9% | 53.8% | 5,200 |
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Moray | 50.4% | 53.8% | 4,800 |
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North Ayrshire | 40.5% | 38.0% | 6,300 |
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North Lanarkshire | 36.3% | 40.6% | 19,000 |
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Orkney Islands | 53.4% | * | * |
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Perth & Kinross | 51.7% | 56.4% | 6,700 |
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Renfrewshire | 46.5% | 50.1% | 10,500 |
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Scottish Borders | 54.6% | 60.4% | 6,800 |
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Shetland Islands | 50.8% | 59.8% | 1,200 |
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South Ayrshire | 43.0% | 42.7% | 5,300 |
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South Lanarkshire | 40.8% | 46.8% | 18,600 |
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Stirling | 45.4% | 48.3% | 4,300 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 40.4% | 47.3% | 5,200 |
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West Lothian | 46.0% | 52.8% | 12,700 |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 27.1% | 25.6% | 36,400 |
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Rest of Scotland | 51.3% | 54.0% | 256,800 |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 42.3% | 41.6% | 104,200 |
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Other Urban Areas | 46.8% | 48.7% | 92,900 |
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Accessible Small Towns | 44.9% | 50.1% | 30,600 |
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Remote Small Towns | 46.4% | 51.9% | 11,000 |
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Accessible Rural | 53.1% | 60.0% | 37,500 |
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Remote Rural | 52.6% | 52.9% | 17,000 |
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