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People with a Disability
The working age employment rate estimate for people with a disability in Scotland was 47.1% in 2007.
In 2007, four out of the 32 local authority areas had an employment rate estimate for people with a disability below 40.0%: Glasgow City (31.3%), Clackmannanshire (31.8%), Inverclyde (35.9%) and North Ayrshire (38.7%).
The employment rate estimate for people with a disability living in the 15% most deprived areas was 26.2% in 2007; more than half that for the rest of Scotland (53.0%).
People with a disability in accessible rural and remote rural areas had the highest employment rates at 58.9% and 59.8% respectively. This compares with an employment rate of 41.1% for disabled people in large urban areas.
In 2007, the employment rate for people with a disability living in the Highlands & Islands Enterprise area was 62.0%, considerably higher than the rate for the rest of Scotland (45.9%).
Table 5: Working age employment rates and levels for people with a disability, 2006-2007
Geography
(Residence Based) | 2006 | 2007 |
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Proportion | Proportion | Level |
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Scotland | 47.5% | 47.1% | 290,400 |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 58.4% | 55.5% | 14,600 |
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Aberdeenshire | 60.0% | 58.4% | 13,700 |
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Angus | 56.5% | 60.3% | 8,000 |
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Argyll & Bute | 60.9% | 54.8% | 5,200 |
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Clackmannanshire | 44.9% | 31.8% | 2,000 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 53.4% | 50.5% | 9,500 |
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Dundee City | 37.6% | 41.4% | 6,500 |
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East Ayrshire | 41.2% | 41.6% | 6,800 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 56.6% | 54.4% | 4,700 |
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East Lothian | 60.0% | 50.7% | 5,400 |
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East Renfrewshire | 50.5% | 47.8% | 3,900 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 54.4% | 51.3% | 24,900 |
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Eilean Siar | 57.9% | 54.7% | 1,900 |
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Falkirk | 43.7% | 43.4% | 7,300 |
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Fife | 54.8% | 47.8% | 21,900 |
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Glasgow City | 30.3% | 31.3% | 27,000 |
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Highland | 52.2% | 64.9% | 15,200 |
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Inverclyde | 37.2% | 35.9% | 4,100 |
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Midlothian | 53.8% | 60.2% | 5,700 |
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Moray | 54.1% | 58.9% | 5,400 |
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North Ayrshire | 37.8% | 38.7% | 6,200 |
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North Lanarkshire | 40.6% | 41.6% | 19,900 |
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Orkney Islands | * | * | * |
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Perth & Kinross | 56.6% | 51.4% | 6,700 |
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Renfrewshire | 50.3% | 46.0% | 10,200 |
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Scottish Borders | 60.5% | 59.9% | 6,900 |
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Shetland Islands | 59.8% | 68.8% | 1,500 |
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South Ayrshire | 42.6% | 46.7% | 5,600 |
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South Lanarkshire | 46.8% | 46.9% | 17,700 |
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Stirling | 48.0% | 50.1% | 3,900 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 47.2% | 46.3% | 5,200 |
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West Lothian | 52.8% | 53.7% | 11,900 |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 25.5% | 26.2% | 35,800 |
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Rest of Scotland | 54.0% | 53.0% | 254,600 |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 41.7% | 41.1% | 102,200 |
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Other Urban Areas | 48.5% | 47.7% | 88,900 |
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Accessible Small Towns | 49.9% | 49.2% | 30,300 |
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Remote Small Towns | 52.7% | 47.5% | 9,700 |
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Accessible Rural | 60.4% | 58.9% | 39,000 |
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Remote Rural | 52.0% | 59.8% | 20,400 |
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Enterprise Region |
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Highlands & Islands | 54.3% | 62.0% | 28,900 |
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Rest of Scotland | 47.0% | 45.9% | 261,500 |
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