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The working age economic inactivity rate estimate was lower for males (16.6%) than females (23.9%) in Scotland in 2007.
Table 18 shows economic inactivity rate estimates for working age males for 2007. Four areas had male inactivity rate estimates above 20.0%: Inverclyde (24.5%), Glasgow City (22.8%), Dundee City (21.6%) and Clackmannanshire (21.6%).
Table 18: Economic inactivity rates and levels for working age males, 2006-2007
Geography
(Residence Based) | 2006 | 2007 |
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Proportion | Proportion | Level Inactive |
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Scotland | 16.5% | 16.6% | 272,100 |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 12.2% | 14.1% | 10,100 |
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Aberdeenshire | 10.9% | 11.2% | 8,700 |
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Angus | 11.3% | 12.3% | 4,100 |
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Argyll & Bute | 13.1% | 14.5% | 4,000 |
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Clackmannanshire | 19.1% | 21.6% | 3,300 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 13.8% | 17.9% | 8,000 |
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Dundee City | 20.3% | 21.6% | 9,600 |
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East Ayrshire | 19.2% | 19.2% | 7,200 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 14.3% | 17.6% | 5,700 |
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East Lothian | 14.6% | 15.7% | 4,500 |
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East Renfrewshire | 13.3% | 15.7% | 4,200 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 16.1% | 16.7% | 26,500 |
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Eilean Siar | 13.2% | 14.8% | 1,200 |
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Falkirk | 12.3% | 15.9% | 7,600 |
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Fife | 14.9% | 15.5% | 17,800 |
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Glasgow City | 25.3% | 22.8% | 44,500 |
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Highland | 14.9% | 11.6% | 7,900 |
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Inverclyde | 21.8% | 24.5% | 6,200 |
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Midlothian | 11.4% | 13.7% | 3,300 |
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Moray | 14.1% | 13.4% | 3,800 |
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North Ayrshire | 17.7% | 18.0% | 7,400 |
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North Lanarkshire | 18.0% | 16.9% | 17,400 |
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Orkney Islands | * | * | * |
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Perth & Kinross | 13.4% | 15.4% | 6,600 |
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Renfrewshire | 18.1% | 19.0% | 10,200 |
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Scottish Borders | 12.4% | 12.0% | 4,100 |
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Shetland Islands | * | * | * |
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South Ayrshire | 17.3% | 16.3% | 5,500 |
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South Lanarkshire | 16.6% | 15.6% | 15,300 |
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Stirling | 17.5% | 13.8% | 3,800 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 18.4% | 16.1% | 4,600 |
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West Lothian | 13.6% | 14.0% | 7,600 |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 28.6% | 28.4% | 63,000 |
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Rest of Scotland | 14.5% | 14.7% | 209,000 |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 19.1% | 19.3% | 124,400 |
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Other Urban Areas | 15.2% | 15.6% | 73,500 |
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Accessible Small Towns | 16.8% | 15.6% | 23,400 |
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Remote Small Towns | 16.0% | 15.9% | 9,100 |
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Accessible Rural | 11.7% | 12.6% | 26,800 |
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Remote Rural | 14.8% | 14.5% | 15,000 |
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Enterprise Region |
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Highlands & Islands | 13.9% | 12.0% | 16,600 |
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Rest of Scotland | 16.7% | 17.0% | 255,400 |
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In 2007, the male inactivity rate estimate in the 15% most deprived areas was 28.4%, significantly higher than that for the rest of Scotland at 14.7%.
In terms of urban/rural areas, in 2007, male inactivity was highest in large urban areas (with an estimated rate of 19.3%).
Male inactivity rates for the Highlands & Islands Enterprise area was 12.0% in 2007, lower than that for the rest of Scotland (17.0%).
Table 19 shows economic inactivity rate estimates for working age females for 2007. The three local authority areas with the highest female inactivity rate estimates in 2007 were: Glasgow City (34.0%), Clackmannanshire (29.1%) and North Ayrshire (29.0%). The working age female economic inactivity rate estimate was higher than the corresponding male rate in every local authority area.
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