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| The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998 |
| Table 6A1 Economic activity 1,2 Spring 1993-1997 |
(thousands) |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
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| All persons age 16 and over | 4,015 |
4,019 |
4,022 |
4,025 |
4,026 |
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| Economically active | 2,482 |
2,517 |
2,492 |
2,467 |
2,490 |
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| Economic activity rate | (percentages) |
61.8 |
62.6 |
62.0 |
61.3 |
61.8 |
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| In employment 2 | 2,229 |
2,266 |
2,285 |
2,252 |
2,278 |
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| ILO unemployed | 253 |
252 |
207 |
215 |
212 |
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| Unemployment rate | (percentages) |
10.2 |
10.0 |
8.3 |
8.7 |
8.5 |
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| Economically inactive | 1,533 |
1,501 |
1,530 |
1,558 |
1,536 |
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| All males aged 16 and over | 1,919 |
1,923 |
1,928 |
1,931 |
1,934 |
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| Economically active | 1,390 |
1,400 |
1,371 |
1,369 |
1,364 |
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| Economic activity rate | (percentages) |
72.4 |
72.8 |
71.1 |
70.9 |
70.6 |
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| In employment 2 | 1,221 |
1,241 |
1,238 |
1,222 |
1,230 |
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| ILO unemployed | 169 |
159 |
133 |
147 |
134 |
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| Unemployment rate | (percentages) |
12.2 |
11.4 |
9.7 |
10.8 |
9.8 |
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| Economically inactive | 529 |
524 |
557 |
562 |
569 |
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| All females age 16 and over | 2,095 |
2,095 |
2,095 |
2,094 |
2,093 |
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| Economically active | 1,092 |
1,118 |
1,121 |
1,098 |
1,126 |
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| Economic activity rate | (percentages) |
52.1 |
53.4 |
53.5 |
52.4 |
53.8 |
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| In employment 2 | 1,008 |
1,025 |
1,047 |
1,030 |
1,047 |
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| ILO unemployed | 84 |
93 |
74 |
68 |
78 |
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| Unemployment rate | (percentages) |
7.7 |
8.3 |
6.6 |
6.2 |
7.0 |
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| Economically inactive | 1,003 |
977 |
974 |
996 |
967 |
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Source: Office for National Statistics, Labour Force Survey |
| 1 Spring quarter of each year. |
| 2 In employment : people aged 16 and over who did some paid work in the reference week (whether as an employee or self-employed); those who had a job that they were temporarily away from (e.g. on holiday; those on Government employment and training programmes and those doing unpaid family work). |
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