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Second Jobs
In 2007, 3.7% of working age people had a second job. Table 14 shows the variation across local authorities. The Orkney Islands and Eilean Siar had the highest proportion of working age people employed with a second job with 10.3% and 10.2% respectively. North Ayrshire had the lowest proportion with only 1.8% of working age residents with a second job.
Table 14: Working age rates and levels of those with a second job; Scotland; 2006-2007
Geography
(Residence Based) | 2006 | 2007 |
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Proportion | Proportion | Level |
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Scotland | 3.9% | 3.7% | 90,200 |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 3.9% | 4.9% | 5,200 |
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Aberdeenshire | 4.1% | 4.2% | 5,100 |
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Angus | 3.5% | 4.4% | 2,300 |
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Argyll & Bute | 8.4% | 8.2% | 3,400 |
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Clackmannanshire | * | * | * |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 5.1% | 4.9% | 3,200 |
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Dundee City | 3.4% | * | * |
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East Ayrshire | 3.8% | 4.1% | 2,200 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 3.3% | 2.7% | 1,400 |
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East Lothian | 4.4% | 4.0% | 1,700 |
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East Renfrewshire | 2.6% | 2.8% | 1,200 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 3.5% | 4.2% | 10,300 |
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Eilean Siar | * | 10.2% | 1,200 |
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Falkirk | * | 3.4% | 2,500 |
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Fife | 3.0% | 3.5% | 6,000 |
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Glasgow City | 3.5% | 2.2% | 5,600 |
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Highland | 6.0% | 6.3% | 6,700 |
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Inverclyde | * | * | * |
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Midlothian | 4.1% | 4.2% | 1,600 |
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Moray | 3.8% | 5.9% | 2,400 |
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North Ayrshire | 3.4% | 1.8% | 1,000 |
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North Lanarkshire | 3.0% | 2.7% | 4,100 |
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Orkney Islands | 10.1% | 10.3% | 1,100 |
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Perth & Kinross | 6.0% | 3.2% | 2,100 |
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Renfrewshire | 3.4% | * | * |
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Scottish Borders | 4.6% | 3.9% | 2,100 |
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Shetland Islands | 13.2% | 9.8% | 1,100 |
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South Ayrshire | 3.7% | 3.9% | 2,000 |
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South Lanarkshire | * | * | * |
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Stirling | 6.1% | 4.2% | 1,700 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 2.8% | * | * |
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West Lothian | 3.7% | 3.9% | 3,200 |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 3.6% | 3.2% | 8,500 |
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Rest of Scotland | 3.9% | 3.8% | 81,700 |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 3.3% | 3.1% | 28,700 |
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Other Urban Areas | 3.4% | 3.0% | 21,300 |
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Accessible Small Towns | 3.9% | 4.0% | 8,800 |
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Remote Small Towns | 7.0% | 6.9% | 6,000 |
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Accessible Rural | 3.5% | 4.0% | 13,300 |
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Remote Rural | 8.2% | 8.0% | 12,100 |
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Enterprise Region |
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Highlands & Islands | 6.9% | 7.3% | 15,500 |
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Rest of Scotland | 3.6% | 3.4% | 74,700 |
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In 2007, the proportion of working age residents in the 15% most deprived areas with a second job (3.2%) was similar to the proportion for the rest of Scotland (3.8%).
Working age residents living in remote rural areas were most likely to have a second job with 8.0% of them in secondary employment in 2007. This compares to 3.0% for other urban areas and 3.1% for large urban areas.
In 2007, the proportion of working age people with a second job was higher in the Highlands & Enterprise area at 7.3%. This compares to 3.4% for the rest of Scotland.
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