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Unemployment (International Labour Organisation ( ILO) definition)
A total of 124,900 people aged 16 or over were estimated to be unemployed in Scotland in 2007. This was 4.7% of the economically active population.
Table 15: ILO unemployment rates and levels (aged 16 and over), 2006-2007
Geography
(Residence Based) | 2006 | 2007 |
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Proportion | Proportion | Level |
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Scotland | 5.2% | 4.7% | 124,900 |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 4.1% | 4.3% | 5,100 |
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Aberdeenshire | 3.3% | 2.0% | 2,600 |
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Angus | 5.0% | 5.3% | 3,000 |
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Argyll & Bute | 2.8% | 4.3% | 1,900 |
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Clackmannanshire | 6.2% | 6.7% | 1,600 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 3.8% | 4.0% | 2,900 |
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Dundee City | 6.4% | 6.8% | 4,800 |
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East Ayrshire | 6.4% | 6.8% | 4,000 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 4.0% | 2.5% | 1,400 |
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East Lothian | 3.0% | 3.3% | 1,600 |
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East Renfrewshire | 3.5% | 4.4% | 2,000 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 5.3% | 3.8% | 9,900 |
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Eilean Siar | * | * | * |
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Falkirk | 5.9% | 4.1% | 3,200 |
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Fife | 6.1% | 6.4% | 12,000 |
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Glasgow City | 8.0% | 7.0% | 19,700 |
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Highland | 2.8% | 2.3% | 2,700 |
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Inverclyde | 6.8% | 8.5% | 3,300 |
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Midlothian | 5.6% | 4.8% | 2,000 |
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Moray | 3.6% | 2.7% | 1,200 |
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North Ayrshire | 8.7% | 6.2% | 4,000 |
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North Lanarkshire | 6.0% | 5.4% | 8,800 |
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Orkney Islands | * | * | * |
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Perth & Kinross | 3.8% | 3.6% | 2,600 |
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Renfrewshire | 4.2% | 5.1% | 4,400 |
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Scottish Borders | 3.7% | 2.8% | 1,600 |
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Shetland Islands | * | * | * |
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South Ayrshire | 5.7% | 4.8% | 2,700 |
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South Lanarkshire | 4.5% | 3.1% | 5,100 |
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Stirling | 4.7% | 4.7% | 2,100 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 6.5% | 6.5% | 3,000 |
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West Lothian | 5.1% | 5.2% | 4,700 |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 13.8% | 11.4% | 34,500 |
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Rest of Scotland | 4.1% | 3.9% | 90,500 |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 6.1% | 5.4% | 55,100 |
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Other Urban Areas | 5.9% | 5.2% | 40,200 |
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Accessible Small Towns | 4.8% | 4.9% | 11,600 |
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Remote Small Towns | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3,300 |
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Accessible Rural | 3.1% | 2.9% | 10,400 |
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Remote Rural | 2.8% | 2.6% | 4,400 |
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Enterprise Region |
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Highlands & Islands | 3.2% | 2.8% | 6,500 |
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Rest of Scotland | 5.4% | 4.9% | 118,500 |
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* - Estimate is below reliability threshold (See Annex A for more details).
Notes:
1. The denominator for the unemployment rate is economic activity (employed plus unemployed).
The unemployment rate estimate in the 15% most deprived areas at 11.4%, was nearly three times that for the rest of Scotland at 3.9%.
In terms of urban/rural areas, unemployment was highest in large urban areas and other urban areas at 5.4% and 5.2% respectively. This compares to an unemployment rate of only 2.6% for remote rural areas.
Unemployment in the Highlands & Islands Enterprise area was considerably lower than unemployment in the rest of Scotland (2.8% vs. 4.9%).
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