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 71.4% in Scotland in 2007.
Two local authority areas had an older person's employment rate estimate above 80.0% in 2007: Shetland Islands (82.5%) and Orkney Islands (81.4%).
The 2007 employment rate estimate for those aged 50 to the state pension age, living in the 15% most deprived areas, was 50.8%; much lower than that for the rest of Scotland (74.3%).
In terms of urban/rural areas, the 2007 employment rate estimate for those aged 50 to the state pension age was lowest in large urban areas (67.8%) and highest in accessible rural areas (77.6%).
The 2007 employment rate for those aged 50 to the state pension age was 78.8% for those living in the Highlands & Islands Enterprise area, and 70.6% for those living in the rest of Scotland.
Table 7: Working age employment rates and levels for people aged over 50, 2006-2007
Geography
(Residence Based) | 2006 | 2007 |
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Proportion | Proportion | Level |
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Scotland | 70.2% | 71.4% | 582,300 |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 78.1% | 73.0% | 22,800 |
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Aberdeenshire | 78.9% | 79.0% | 35,000 |
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Angus | 80.9% | 78.9% | 15,500 |
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Argyll & Bute | 75.3% | 76.3% | 12,400 |
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Clackmannanshire | 71.2% | 64.3% | 6,400 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 74.2% | 70.6% | 20,000 |
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Dundee City | 65.3% | 67.8% | 14,200 |
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East Ayrshire | 62.1% | 64.4% | 13,100 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 77.6% | 74.5% | 13,900 |
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East Lothian | 73.7% | 73.5% | 10,700 |
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East Renfrewshire | 74.7% | 78.7% | 12,100 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 73.7% | 74.3% | 45,600 |
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Eilean Siar | 77.0% | 77.1% | 4,000 |
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Falkirk | 66.1% | 68.6% | 17,100 |
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Fife | 70.7% | 73.7% | 41,900 |
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Glasgow City | 55.5% | 60.5% | 44,100 |
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Highland | 75.0% | 78.8% | 32,700 |
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Inverclyde | 64.6% | 61.8% | 8,100 |
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Midlothian | 74.8% | 77.7% | 10,300 |
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Moray | 74.6% | 78.2% | 11,400 |
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North Ayrshire | 62.2% | 66.8% | 15,300 |
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North Lanarkshire | 61.6% | 64.9% | 32,400 |
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Orkney Islands | 80.7% | 81.4% | 2,600 |
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Perth & Kinross | 76.0% | 74.0% | 17,600 |
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Renfrewshire | 68.1% | 71.6% | 19,100 |
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Scottish Borders | 77.2% | 75.0% | 15,000 |
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Shetland Islands | 82.2% | 82.5% | 2,500 |
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South Ayrshire | 70.7% | 72.2% | 14,100 |
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South Lanarkshire | 67.3% | 66.8% | 33,000 |
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Stirling | 71.2% | 77.6% | 10,100 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 73.0% | 70.5% | 9,900 |
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West Lothian | 71.6% | 73.5% | 19,400 |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 50.2% | 50.8% | 50,200 |
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Rest of Scotland | 73.2% | 74.3% | 532,000 |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 65.9% | 67.8% | 186,700 |
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Other Urban Areas | 71.0% | 71.4% | 174,800 |
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Accessible Small Towns | 69.7% | 69.5% | 54,800 |
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Remote Small Towns | 73.7% | 76.3% | 23,700 |
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Accessible Rural | 75.9% | 77.6% | 94,300 |
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Remote Rural | 74.1% | 75.3% | 48,100 |
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Enterprise Region |
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Highlands & Islands | 75.7% | 78.8% | 62,900 |
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Rest of Scotland | 69.6% | 70.6% | 519,400 |
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