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| The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998 |
| 6D economic inactivity |
| Table 6D1 Economically inactive population, 1993-1997 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
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| Total aged 16 and over | 1,533 |
1,501 |
1,530 |
1,558 |
1,536 |
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| Total of working age | 724 |
696 |
719 |
737 |
725 |
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| Does not want job | 520 |
485 |
491 |
498 |
483 |
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| Wants job but not seeking in last 4 weeks | 182 |
188 |
203 |
217 |
220 |
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| Long-term sick | 50 |
57 |
63 |
75 |
88 |
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| Looking after family/home | 70 |
72 |
70 |
71 |
65 |
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| Students | 23 |
21 |
25 |
25 |
27 |
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| Other | 40 |
38 |
44 |
45 |
41 |
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| Males aged 16 and over | |||||||
| Total of working age | 259 |
250 |
278 |
283 |
288 |
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| Does not want job | 183 |
168 |
186 |
187 |
189 |
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| Wants job but not seeking in last 4 weeks | 68 |
69 |
78 |
84 |
89 |
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| Long-term sick | 32 |
36 |
39 |
44 |
52 |
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| Looking after family/home | 5 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
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| Students | 12 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
15 |
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| Other | 20 |
16 |
20 |
24 |
16 |
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| Females aged 16 and over | |||||||
| Total of working age | 465 |
446 |
441 |
454 |
437 |
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| Does not want job | 337 |
317 |
306 |
311 |
294 |
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| Wants job but not seeking in last 4 weeks | 114 |
119 |
126 |
132 |
132 |
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| Long-term sick | 18 |
21 |
24 |
31 |
35 |
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| Looking after family/home | 65 |
68 |
63 |
66 |
60 |
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| Students | 11 |
9 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
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| Other | 20 |
22 |
25 |
21 |
25 |
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Source: Office for National Statistics, Labour Force Survey |
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