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.
Economic inactivity
People who are economically inactive are neither employed nor unemployed. Those who are economically inactive are not in work and are not seeking/available for work. Reasons for economic inactivity include being sick or disabled, looking after family or home, being a student and taking early retirement.
All persons
The economic inactivity rate of working age people in Scotland was estimated to be 20.0% in 2006 (Table 12). The total number of working age people who were economically inactive was estimated to be 624,900. Of those who were economically inactive 28.6% want to work ( Table 13).
Table 12: Economic inactivity rates and levels for working age people, 2005-2006
Geography (Residence Based) |
2005 |
2006 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Proportion |
Proportion |
Level |
|
Scotland |
20.8% |
20.0% |
624,900 |
Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City |
16.9% |
15.9% |
20,500 |
Aberdeenshire |
16.0% |
15.7% |
22,200 |
Angus |
18.8% |
15.1% |
9,600 |
Argyll & Bute |
19.1% |
17.1% |
8,800 |
Clackmannanshire |
22.8% |
23.2% |
6,600 |
Dumfries & Galloway |
18.5% |
17.1% |
14,200 |
Dundee City |
23.3% |
23.2% |
19,300 |
East Ayrshire |
24.6% |
22.9% |
16,400 |
East Dunbartonshire |
16.6% |
15.6% |
10,200 |
East Lothian |
18.9% |
18.6% |
10,600 |
East Renfrewshire |
17.2% |
18.3% |
10,300 |
Edinburgh, City of |
19.0% |
18.8% |
55,600 |
Eilean Siar |
16.1% |
15.6% |
2,200 |
Falkirk |
20.1% |
17.3% |
15,600 |
Fife |
19.1% |
18.6% |
40,600 |
Glasgow City |
27.9% |
29.9% |
111,400 |
Highland |
16.3% |
17.8% |
21,800 |
Inverclyde |
24.5% |
22.4% |
11,100 |
Midlothian |
16.3% |
13.7% |
7,000 |
Moray |
20.5% |
18.1% |
9,200 |
North Ayrshire |
22.8% |
22.4% |
18,200 |
North Lanarkshire |
23.4% |
22.1% |
44,000 |
Orkney Islands |
13.5% |
16.1% |
1,800 |
Perth & Kinross |
20.0% |
17.3% |
13,500 |
Renfrewshire |
21.3% |
19.7% |
20,500 |
Scottish Borders |
18.3% |
17.7% |
11,200 |
Shetland Islands |
11.8% |
10.7% |
1,400 |
South Ayrshire |
21.3% |
20.7% |
13,500 |
South Lanarkshire |
21.9% |
18.9% |
35,800 |
Stirling |
20.7% |
21.3% |
11,600 |
West Dunbartonshire |
23.5% |
21.2% |
12,100 |
West Lothian |
20.1% |
16.5% |
18,000 |
Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas |
34.8% |
34.9% |
156,700 |
Rest of Scotland |
18.5% |
17.5% |
468,200 |
Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas |
22.8% |
22.8% |
281,100 |
Other Urban Areas |
20.0% |
18.5% |
173,400 |
Accessible Small Towns |
20.0% |
19.3% |
56,100 |
Remote Small Towns |
18.8% |
18.9% |
21,000 |
Accessible Rural |
18.3% |
16.4% |
60,500 |
Remote Rural |
18.8% |
18.2% |
32,800 |
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