Annual Population Survey in Scotland: A Compendium of Labour Market Statistics 2006
Summary publication of results from the Annual Population Survey 2006, presenting analysis on the labour market, education and training. Results are provided at Scotland and sub-Scotland levels.
By work pattern
The number of working age people employed in Scotland was estimated to be 2.365 million in 2006. Table 7 shows that 76.4% of those employed worked full-time in 2006.
Table 7: Number of people of working age in employment by work pattern, 2005-2006
Geography (Residence Based) |
2005 |
2006 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
% Full-time |
% Full-time |
Level |
Level |
|
Scotland |
76.1% |
76.4% |
1,804,600 |
557,800 |
Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City |
73.3% |
74.8% |
77,400 |
26,100 |
Aberdeenshire |
75.3% |
73.7% |
85,100 |
30,400 |
Angus |
75.6% |
72.1% |
36,800 |
14,200 |
Argyll & Bute |
77.5% |
75.2% |
31,100 |
10,300 |
Clackmannanshire |
73.5% |
78.1% |
16,000 |
4,500 |
Dumfries & Galloway |
73.4% |
72.7% |
48,300 |
18,100 |
Dundee City |
75.5% |
72.8% |
43,500 |
16,300 |
East Ayrshire |
76.3% |
76.8% |
39,600 |
11,900 |
East Dunbartonshire |
75.7% |
77.3% |
41,000 |
12,100 |
East Lothian |
72.8% |
74.5% |
33,400 |
11,400 |
East Renfrewshire |
74.7% |
74.7% |
33,300 |
11,300 |
Edinburgh, City of |
75.9% |
76.7% |
174,400 |
53,100 |
Eilean Siar |
68.4% |
69.7% |
7,900 |
3,400 |
Falkirk |
78.5% |
76.1% |
53,500 |
16,800 |
Fife |
76.5% |
76.3% |
127,000 |
39,400 |
Glasgow City |
77.6% |
79.3% |
190,800 |
49,800 |
Highland |
74.4% |
74.8% |
73,200 |
24,700 |
Inverclyde |
76.9% |
76.5% |
27,400 |
8,400 |
Midlothian |
74.4% |
75.7% |
31,300 |
10,000 |
Moray |
74.7% |
75.8% |
30,100 |
9,600 |
North Ayrshire |
76.8% |
76.9% |
44,400 |
13,300 |
North Lanarkshire |
78.0% |
78.5% |
114,100 |
31,200 |
Orkney Islands |
72.6% |
70.0% |
6,600 |
2,800 |
Perth & Kinross |
76.4% |
73.9% |
45,800 |
16,200 |
Renfrewshire |
77.6% |
77.2% |
61,600 |
18,200 |
Scottish Borders |
74.1% |
76.5% |
38,500 |
11,800 |
Shetland Islands |
74.6% |
74.5% |
8,200 |
2,800 |
South Ayrshire |
75.5% |
76.6% |
37,200 |
11,400 |
South Lanarkshire |
78.9% |
79.8% |
116,900 |
29,600 |
Stirling |
72.4% |
75.2% |
30,600 |
10,100 |
West Dunbartonshire |
77.8% |
78.1% |
32,600 |
9,100 |
West Lothian |
77.5% |
77.7% |
67,300 |
19,300 |
Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas |
74.7% |
74.6% |
187,100 |
63,800 |
Rest of Scotland |
76.3% |
76.6% |
1,617,500 |
494,000 |
Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas |
76.1% |
77.1% |
690,000 |
205,200 |
Other Urban Areas |
77.5% |
76.5% |
548,400 |
168,400 |
Accessible Small Towns |
75.6% |
76.5% |
171,000 |
52,500 |
Remote Small Towns |
74.6% |
75.1% |
65,200 |
21,600 |
Accessible Rural |
74.7% |
75.4% |
224,300 |
73,100 |
Remote Rural |
74.2% |
74.1% |
105,800 |
37,000 |
Note: 2,600 people in employment could not be classified into full-time or part-time.
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