By work pattern
The number of working age people employed in Scotland was estimated to be 2.432 million in 2007. Table 8 shows that 76.6% of those employed worked full-time in 2007.
Table 8: Number of people of working age in employment by work pattern, 2006-2007
Geography
(Residence Based) | 2006 | 2007 |
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% Full-time | % Full-time | Level
Full-time | Level
Part-time |
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Scotland | 76.4% | 76.6% | 1,859,500 | 568,800 |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 75.2% | 77.3% | 83,200 | 24,400 |
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Aberdeenshire | 73.7% | 74.8% | 90,900 | 30,700 |
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Angus | 72.2% | 76.3% | 38,800 | 12,100 |
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Argyll & Bute | 75.2% | 74.1% | 30,600 | 10,700 |
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Clackmannanshire | 78.0% | 77.4% | 16,200 | 4,700 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 72.9% | 72.5% | 48,300 | 18,300 |
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Dundee City | 72.2% | 74.4% | 47,400 | 16,300 |
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East Ayrshire | 76.9% | 77.0% | 40,900 | 12,200 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 76.2% | 75.3% | 37,500 | 12,300 |
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East Lothian | 74.4% | 75.2% | 33,000 | 10,900 |
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East Renfrewshire | 73.7% | 75.1% | 30,800 | 10,200 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 76.5% | 78.2% | 190,400 | 53,100 |
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Eilean Siar | 70.0% | 71.8% | 8,800 | 3,400 |
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Falkirk | 76.3% | 75.7% | 55,100 | 17,700 |
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Fife | 76.4% | 76.3% | 128,500 | 40,000 |
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Glasgow City | 79.4% | 79.7% | 203,100 | 51,700 |
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Highland | 74.9% | 75.8% | 81,000 | 25,900 |
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Inverclyde | 76.7% | 76.6% | 26,000 | 7,900 |
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Midlothian | 74.8% | 73.9% | 28,800 | 10,200 |
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Moray | 76.5% | 77.5% | 32,200 | 9,300 |
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North Ayrshire | 76.8% | 74.1% | 43,300 | 15,200 |
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North Lanarkshire | 78.5% | 77.3% | 115,000 | 33,900 |
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Orkney Islands | 69.8% | 66.1% | 6,800 | 3,500 |
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Perth & Kinross | 74.2% | 77.4% | 50,100 | 14,700 |
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Renfrewshire | 77.3% | 75.4% | 59,600 | 19,500 |
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Scottish Borders | 76.9% | 76.2% | 40,400 | 12,600 |
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Shetland Islands | 74.7% | 75.1% | 8,700 | 2,900 |
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South Ayrshire | 76.8% | 76.9% | 38,900 | 11,700 |
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South Lanarkshire | 79.8% | 77.1% | 116,400 | 34,500 |
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Stirling | 74.8% | 72.3% | 30,100 | 11,500 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 78.4% | 77.6% | 32,700 | 9,500 |
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West Lothian | 78.0% | 79.3% | 65,700 | 17,100 |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 74.7% | 78.0% | 204,700 | 57,600 |
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Rest of Scotland | 76.6% | 76.4% | 1,654,800 | 511,200 |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 77.0% | 77.6% | 722,900 | 208,500 |
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Other Urban Areas | 76.4% | 76.2% | 539,100 | 168,300 |
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Accessible Small Towns | 76.7% | 76.7% | 167,200 | 50,800 |
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Remote Small Towns | 75.5% | 76.4% | 66,000 | 20,400 |
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Accessible Rural | 75.9% | 75.6% | 252,500 | 81,400 |
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Remote Rural | 73.9% | 74.0% | 111,700 | 39,300 |
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Enterprise Region |
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Highlands & Islands | 74.8% | 75.2% | 159,300 | 52,500 |
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Rest of Scotland | 76.5% | 76.7% | 1,700,200 | 516,200 |
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Note: 4,100 people in employment could not be classified into full-time or part-time.