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.
Working age people in employment, education or training ( EET)
The number of working age people in employment, education or training in Scotland was estimated to be 2.518 million in 2006 (80.6% of all working age people).
Table 18 shows the estimated proportion of working age people EET in 2006. The three local authority areas with the lowest estimated proportions were: Glasgow City (72.6%), Clackmannanshire (73.9%) and North Ayrshire (75.6%).
In 2006, the proportion of working age people EET living in the 15% most deprived areas was estimated to be 61.3%, lower than that for the rest of Scotland at 83.9%.
Table 18: Proportion and level of working age people EET, 2005-2006
Geography (Residence Based) |
2005 |
2006 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Proportion |
Proportion |
Level |
|
Scotland |
79.7% |
80.6% |
2,517,500 |
Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City |
83.6% |
85.5% |
109,900 |
Aberdeenshire |
84.4% |
85.2% |
120,900 |
Angus |
80.4% |
83.8% |
53,200 |
Argyll & Bute |
80.7% |
84.0% |
43,200 |
Clackmannanshire |
75.7% |
73.9% |
21,100 |
Dumfries & Galloway |
80.8% |
82.2% |
68,600 |
Dundee City |
78.7% |
78.5% |
65,200 |
East Ayrshire |
74.1% |
75.8% |
54,300 |
East Dunbartonshire |
86.1% |
85.1% |
55,800 |
East Lothian |
82.0% |
82.5% |
47,000 |
East Renfrewshire |
84.4% |
83.0% |
47,000 |
Edinburgh, City of |
84.6% |
85.2% |
251,800 |
Eilean Siar |
85.9% |
85.1% |
12,200 |
Falkirk |
79.0% |
79.5% |
71,800 |
Fife |
80.6% |
80.6% |
176,000 |
Glasgow City |
72.2% |
72.6% |
270,700 |
Highland |
83.8% |
84.7% |
103,900 |
Inverclyde |
76.1% |
75.9% |
37,700 |
Midlothian |
82.5% |
83.8% |
42,600 |
Moray |
80.4% |
82.0% |
41,600 |
North Ayrshire |
77.3% |
75.6% |
61,500 |
North Lanarkshire |
75.3% |
76.9% |
153,300 |
Orkney Islands |
86.4% |
88.7% |
10,000 |
Perth & Kinross |
82.7% |
83.2% |
65,100 |
Renfrewshire |
79.0% |
80.8% |
83,900 |
Scottish Borders |
82.3% |
82.3% |
52,200 |
Shetland Islands |
89.3% |
90.5% |
11,700 |
South Ayrshire |
79.5% |
79.2% |
51,600 |
South Lanarkshire |
78.8% |
81.1% |
153,700 |
Stirling |
80.8% |
81.4% |
44,200 |
West Dunbartonshire |
76.0% |
79.0% |
45,000 |
West Lothian |
79.5% |
83.0% |
90,700 |
Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas |
61.0% |
61.3% |
275,300 |
Rest of Scotland |
82.8% |
83.9% |
2,242,300 |
Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas |
78.4% |
79.0% |
975,400 |
Other Urban Areas |
79.7% |
80.4% |
752,800 |
Accessible Small Towns |
79.4% |
80.8% |
235,300 |
Remote Small Towns |
81.5% |
82.9% |
92,100 |
Accessible Rural |
82.6% |
84.5% |
311,500 |
Remote Rural |
82.7% |
83.6% |
150,500 |
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