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Working age people in employment, education or training ( EET)
The number of working age people in employment, education or training in Scotland was estimated to be 2.594 million in 2007 (81.1% of all working age people).
Table 22 shows the estimated proportion of working age people EET in 2007. The three local authority areas with the lowest estimated proportions were: Clackmannanshire (72.4%), Glasgow City (74.6%) and Inverclyde (75.1%).
In 2007, the proportion of working age people EET living in the 15% most deprived areas was estimated to be 63.4%, lower than that for the rest of Scotland at 84.0%.
Those living in accessible rural areas were most likely to be in employment, education or training (85.8%). This compares to 79.5% for those living in large urban areas.
Working age people living in the Highlands & Islands Enterprise area are also more likely to be EET (85.4%) compared to the those living in the rest of Scotland (80.7%).
Table 22: Proportion and level of working age people EET, 2006-2007
Geography
(Residence Based) | 2006 | 2007 |
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Proportion | Proportion | Level EET |
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Scotland | 80.7% | 81.1% | 2,593,900 |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 85.9% | 83.4% | 113,600 |
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Aberdeenshire | 85.1% | 86.4% | 127,300 |
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Angus | 83.8% | 83.1% | 53,500 |
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Argyll & Bute | 84.3% | 83.1% | 43,100 |
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Clackmannanshire | 73.8% | 72.4% | 21,800 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 82.3% | 81.3% | 69,800 |
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Dundee City | 78.7% | 78.9% | 69,700 |
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East Ayrshire | 76.0% | 77.7% | 56,600 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 85.5% | 85.7% | 54,000 |
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East Lothian | 82.5% | 82.3% | 45,500 |
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East Renfrewshire | 83.0% | 83.2% | 44,200 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 85.5% | 85.3% | 268,800 |
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Eilean Siar | 85.0% | 84.3% | 13,000 |
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Falkirk | 79.7% | 81.6% | 76,100 |
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Fife | 80.7% | 80.0% | 178,200 |
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Glasgow City | 72.8% | 74.6% | 287,000 |
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Highland | 84.6% | 86.0% | 112,200 |
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Inverclyde | 76.0% | 75.1% | 37,300 |
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Midlothian | 83.3% | 83.9% | 40,600 |
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Moray | 82.1% | 84.1% | 43,600 |
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North Ayrshire | 75.5% | 76.3% | 62,300 |
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North Lanarkshire | 76.9% | 76.5% | 155,700 |
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Orkney Islands | 88.8% | 87.6% | 10,500 |
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Perth & Kinross | 83.3% | 83.3% | 69,000 |
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Renfrewshire | 80.9% | 79.8% | 84,300 |
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Scottish Borders | 82.4% | 85.2% | 55,500 |
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Shetland Islands | 90.4% | 89.6% | 11,900 |
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South Ayrshire | 79.1% | 81.0% | 53,300 |
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South Lanarkshire | 81.1% | 82.6% | 158,600 |
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Stirling | 81.0% | 83.0% | 45,000 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 78.9% | 79.1% | 45,200 |
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West Lothian | 82.8% | 81.4% | 86,800 |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 61.6% | 63.4% | 284,400 |
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Rest of Scotland | 83.9% | 84.0% | 2,309,500 |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 79.2% | 79.5% | 1,015,100 |
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Other Urban Areas | 80.2% | 80.7% | 746,900 |
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Accessible Small Towns | 80.7% | 80.1% | 228,700 |
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Remote Small Towns | 83.1% | 82.3% | 90,800 |
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Accessible Rural | 84.9% | 85.8% | 352,800 |
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Remote Rural | 83.3% | 83.7% | 159,600 |
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Enterprise Region |
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Highlands & Islands | 84.6% | 85.4% | 221,400 |
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Rest of Scotland | 80.4% | 80.7% | 2,372,500 |
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