Annual Population Survey in Scotland 2007: A Compendium of Labour Market Statistics
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Table 17: Working age economically inactive people by willingness to work, 2006-2007
Geography
(Residence Based) | 2006 | 2007 |
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% Who want to work | % Who want to work | Level Want to Work | Level Do not Want to Work | All Inactive |
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Scotland | 28.6% | 27.6% | 177,500 | 466,500 | 644,000 |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 32.1% | 30.3% | 7,200 | 16,500 | 23,700 |
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Aberdeenshire | 26.1% | 26.8% | 6,100 | 16,800 | 22,900 |
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Angus | 33.4% | 34.8% | 3,600 | 6,800 | 10,400 |
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Argyll & Bute | 31.2% | 24.3% | 2,100 | 6,400 | 8,500 |
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Clackmannanshire | 33.7% | 30.4% | 2,300 | 5,300 | 7,600 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 22.8% | 19.8% | 3,200 | 13,100 | 16,300 |
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Dundee City | 36.3% | 28.6% | 5,700 | 14,100 | 19,800 |
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East Ayrshire | 29.6% | 26.9% | 4,200 | 11,500 | 15,700 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 29.1% | 26.7% | 3,200 | 8,700 | 11,900 |
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East Lothian | 22.5% | 20.0% | 2,000 | 7,900 | 9,900 |
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East Renfrewshire | 23.5% | 30.1% | 3,000 | 7,100 | 10,100 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 16.5% | 22.8% | 14,100 | 48,000 | 62,100 |
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Eilean Siar | * | * | * | * | 2,700 |
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Falkirk | 31.9% | 34.0% | 5,900 | 11,400 | 17,300 |
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Fife | 28.8% | 29.8% | 12,500 | 29,400 | 41,900 |
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Glasgow City | 32.1% | 27.1% | 29,500 | 79,200 | 108,800 |
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Highland | 32.3% | 26.6% | 5,500 | 15,300 | 20,800 |
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Inverclyde | 38.3% | 32.1% | 3,900 | 8,300 | 12,300 |
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Midlothian | 25.4% | 29.9% | 2,200 | 5,100 | 7,300 |
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Moray | 30.0% | 27.6% | 2,500 | 6,400 | 8,900 |
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North Ayrshire | 34.2% | 31.6% | 6,100 | 13,100 | 19,200 |
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North Lanarkshire | 32.4% | 28.3% | 13,000 | 33,000 | 46,000 |
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Orkney Islands | * | * | * | * | 1,300 |
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Perth & Kinross | 25.6% | 26.7% | 4,100 | 11,400 | 15,500 |
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Renfrewshire | 24.3% | 28.4% | 6,300 | 15,800 | 22,000 |
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Scottish Borders | 24.8% | 21.8% | 2,300 | 8,200 | 10,500 |
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Shetland Islands | * | * | * | * | 1,400 |
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South Ayrshire | 23.6% | 21.0% | 2,600 | 9,800 | 12,400 |
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South Lanarkshire | 26.2% | 29.5% | 10,400 | 25,000 | 35,400 |
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Stirling | 25.0% | 25.2% | 2,600 | 7,800 | 10,400 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 28.0% | 32.3% | 3,800 | 8,100 | 11,900 |
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West Lothian | 29.0% | 30.1% | 5,700 | 13,200 | 18,900 |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 33.6% | 31.4% | 47,700 | 103,900 | 151,600 |
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Rest of Scotland | 26.9% | 26.4% | 129,800 | 362,600 | 492,400 |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 28.1% | 27.6% | 79,800 | 209,700 | 289,500 |
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Other Urban Areas | 30.4% | 28.9% | 51,000 | 125,700 | 176,700 |
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Accessible Small Towns | 27.4% | 27.6% | 15,500 | 40,500 | 56,000 |
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Remote Small Towns | 31.1% | 27.6% | 5,700 | 14,900 | 20,600 |
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Accessible Rural | 25.4% | 26.4% | 17,500 | 48,800 | 66,300 |
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Remote Rural | 29.2% | 22.8% | 8,000 | 26,900 | 34,900 |
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Enterprise Region |
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Highlands & Islands | 31.7% | 27.1% | 11,000 | 29,500 | 40,500 |
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Rest of Scotland | 28.3% | 27.6% | 166,500 | 437,000 | 603,500 |
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