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People aged 50 and over
The employment rate estimate for those aged 50 to the state pension age (59 for females and 64 for males) was 70.1% in Scotland in 2006.
Three local authority areas had an older person's employment rate estimate above 80.0% in 2006: Shetland Islands (82.2%), Angus (81.0%) and Orkney Islands (80.7%).
The 2006 employment rate estimate for those aged 50 to the state pension age, living in the 15% most deprived areas, was 50.2%; much lower than that for the rest of Scotland (73.2%).
In terms of urban/rural areas, the 2006 employment rate estimate for those aged 50 to the state pension age was lowest in large urban areas (65.9%) and highest in accessible rural areas (76.0%).
Table 6: Working age employment rates and levels for people aged over 50, 2005-2006
Geography (Residence Based) | 2005 | 2006 |
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Proportion | Proportion | Level |
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Scotland | 69.1% | 70.1% | 562,000 |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 74.8% | 78.2% | 25,700 |
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Aberdeenshire | 76.5% | 78.9% | 32,300 |
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Angus | 76.3% | 81.0% | 15,400 |
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Argyll & Bute | 71.9% | 75.3% | 12,300 |
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Clackmannanshire | 70.6% | 71.3% | 6,400 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 68.0% | 74.3% | 19,300 |
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Dundee City | 67.4% | 65.4% | 13,600 |
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East Ayrshire | 57.7% | 62.1% | 12,300 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 79.2% | 77.4% | 13,300 |
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East Lothian | 73.9% | 73.8% | 10,500 |
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East Renfrewshire | 71.2% | 74.6% | 11,400 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 74.5% | 73.7% | 47,200 |
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Eilean Siar | 76.3% | 77.1% | 3,700 |
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Falkirk | 65.7% | 66.1% | 15,900 |
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Fife | 72.0% | 70.8% | 39,700 |
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Glasgow City | 58.8% | 55.5% | 43,100 |
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Highland | 73.6% | 75.0% | 28,200 |
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Inverclyde | 60.5% | 64.6% | 8,400 |
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Midlothian | 69.8% | 74.8% | 9,600 |
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Moray | 73.6% | 74.4% | 10,500 |
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North Ayrshire | 63.9% | 62.2% | 13,400 |
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North Lanarkshire | 58.8% | 61.5% | 28,600 |
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Orkney Islands | 78.0% | 80.7% | 2,800 |
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Perth & Kinross | 74.7% | 76.0% | 18,400 |
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Renfrewshire | 66.2% | 67.9% | 17,700 |
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Scottish Borders | 76.1% | 77.2% | 15,400 |
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Shetland Islands | 85.8% | 82.2% | 2,600 |
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South Ayrshire | 71.2% | 70.7% | 13,700 |
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South Lanarkshire | 66.9% | 67.3% | 33,200 |
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Stirling | 68.4% | 71.2% | 8,900 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 66.0% | 72.9% | 9,700 |
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West Lothian | 67.5% | 71.5% | 18,900 |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 47.2% | 50.2% | 53,800 |
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Rest of Scotland | 72.1% | 73.2% | 508,200 |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 66.7% | 65.9% | 182,400 |
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Other Urban Areas | 68.8% | 70.9% | 173,200 |
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Accessible Small Towns | 69.8% | 69.8% | 53,500 |
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Remote Small Towns | 70.8% | 73.3% | 22,300 |
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Accessible Rural | 72.0% | 76.0% | 85,000 |
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Remote Rural | 74.8% | 74.4% | 45,600 |
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