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 employment type
The number of people employed (16+) in Scotland was estimated to be just under 2.448 million in 2006, 88.8% were employees, 10.5% were self employed, 0.4% were on government training programmes and 0.3% were unpaid family workers. In 2006, the three local authority areas with the highest estimated proportion of self employed were: Orkney Islands (21.1%), Dumfries & Galloway (16.6%) and Argyll & Bute (16.2%).
The proportion of self employed was estimated to be lower for people living in the 15% most deprived areas than for those living in the rest of Scotland in 2006 (5.4% vs. 11.2%).
In terms of urban/rural areas, in 2006, self employment was most prevalent in remote rural areas (with 21.5% of those in employment estimated to be self-employed).
Table 8: Number of people in employment by employment type, 2005-2006
Geography (Residence Based) |
2005 |
2006 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
% Self Employed |
% Self Employed |
Level |
Level |
|
Scotland |
9.9% |
10.5% |
2,172,300 |
258,200 |
Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City |
8.2% |
8.1% |
99,800 |
8,800 |
Aberdeenshire |
12.7% |
13.7% |
103,200 |
16,600 |
Angus |
12.0% |
12.8% |
45,900 |
6,800 |
Argyll & Bute |
16.7% |
16.2% |
36,100 |
7,100 |
Clackmannanshire |
8.3% |
9.2% |
19,100 |
1,900 |
Dumfries & Galloway |
14.5% |
16.6% |
57,800 |
11,600 |
Dundee City |
7.2% |
8.3% |
56,400 |
5,200 |
East Ayrshire |
8.0% |
9.4% |
48,100 |
5,100 |
East Dunbartonshire |
10.5% |
9.5% |
49,900 |
5,300 |
East Lothian |
12.9% |
13.1% |
40,400 |
6,100 |
East Renfrewshire |
12.5% |
10.9% |
40,800 |
5,000 |
Edinburgh, City of |
10.6% |
11.2% |
204,800 |
26,000 |
Eilean Siar |
12.0% |
11.9% |
10,600 |
1,400 |
Falkirk |
7.5% |
7.7% |
66,400 |
5,600 |
Fife |
8.4% |
10.1% |
154,800 |
17,400 |
Glasgow City |
7.7% |
8.8% |
223,600 |
21,800 |
Highland |
13.5% |
15.3% |
86,700 |
15,800 |
Inverclyde |
7.2% |
9.7% |
33,100 |
3,600 |
Midlothian |
10.9% |
9.3% |
38,100 |
3,900 |
Moray |
14.2% |
12.5% |
36,400 |
5,300 |
North Ayrshire |
9.3% |
9.3% |
53,500 |
5,500 |
North Lanarkshire |
6.9% |
8.4% |
136,300 |
12,600 |
Orkney Islands |
19.5% |
21.1% |
7,500 |
2,100 |
Perth & Kinross |
12.3% |
13.8% |
56,000 |
9,000 |
Renfrewshire |
6.8% |
6.4% |
76,600 |
5,300 |
Scottish Borders |
15.4% |
14.0% |
45,000 |
7,400 |
Shetland Islands |
14.0% |
13.3% |
9,500 |
1,500 |
South Ayrshire |
10.9% |
11.7% |
43,800 |
5,900 |
South Lanarkshire |
9.3% |
9.3% |
134,700 |
14,000 |
Stirling |
13.8% |
12.2% |
36,900 |
5,100 |
West Dunbartonshire |
5.8% |
7.2% |
39,400 |
3,100 |
West Lothian |
6.7% |
7.2% |
81,300 |
6,300 |
Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas |
5.0% |
5.4% |
240,700 |
14,000 |
Rest of Scotland |
10.5% |
11.2% |
1,931,600 |
244,200 |
Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas |
8.6% |
9.0% |
833,400 |
83,100 |
Other Urban Areas |
7.2% |
7.9% |
675,300 |
58,300 |
Accessible Small Towns |
9.0% |
10.5% |
204,700 |
24,200 |
Remote Small Towns |
12.2% |
10.8% |
80,100 |
9,900 |
Accessible Rural |
14.8% |
15.9% |
260,400 |
49,800 |
Remote Rural |
21.4% |
21.5% |
118,400 |
33,000 |
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