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 gender
There were differences in the employment rate estimates for working aged men and women in 2006. The rate for males was higher at 78.3%, compared to an estimate of 73.1% for females. The total number of working age males in employment, in 2006, was estimated at just over 1.247 million with a further 26,300 over working age in employment. The total number of working age females in employment was estimated at nearly 1.118 million with a further 56,400 over working age in employment.
Table 2 shows that the three local authority areas which had the highest male employment rate estimates in 2006 were: Orkney Islands (85.4%), Shetland Islands (85.4%), and Aberdeenshire (85.3%).
In terms of urban/rural areas, the 2006 male employment rate estimate was lowest in large urban areas (75.0%) and highest in accessible rural areas (84.9%).
Table 2: Male working age employment rates and levels, 2005-2006
Geography (Residence Based) |
2005 |
2006 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Proportion |
Proportion |
Level |
|
Scotland |
77.6% |
78.3% |
1,247,200 |
Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City |
81.0% |
83.2% |
55,900 |
Aberdeenshire |
84.6% |
85.3% |
63,000 |
Angus |
81.5% |
83.3% |
27,500 |
Argyll & Bute |
79.1% |
83.9% |
22,700 |
Clackmannanshire |
78.5% |
76.3% |
11,100 |
Dumfries & Galloway |
82.3% |
81.9% |
35,400 |
Dundee City |
75.4% |
74.3% |
31,400 |
East Ayrshire |
73.8% |
73.9% |
26,900 |
East Dunbartonshire |
83.1% |
82.0% |
27,500 |
East Lothian |
80.0% |
82.5% |
24,100 |
East Renfrewshire |
82.1% |
83.3% |
24,300 |
Edinburgh, City of |
79.2% |
79.9% |
119,700 |
Eilean Siar |
78.1% |
79.6% |
6,200 |
Falkirk |
78.2% |
80.5% |
36,800 |
Fife |
80.5% |
78.9% |
88,000 |
Glasgow City |
67.3% |
66.5% |
123,000 |
Highland |
80.9% |
81.6% |
52,200 |
Inverclyde |
70.0% |
71.5% |
17,800 |
Midlothian |
81.1% |
84.2% |
22,100 |
Moray |
80.2% |
81.6% |
21,700 |
North Ayrshire |
74.4% |
74.2% |
30,800 |
North Lanarkshire |
72.9% |
76.7% |
77,600 |
Orkney Islands |
87.1% |
85.4% |
5,100 |
Perth & Kinross |
82.2% |
83.3% |
33,200 |
Renfrewshire |
76.1% |
77.2% |
40,700 |
Scottish Borders |
82.8% |
84.2% |
27,500 |
Shetland Islands |
88.6% |
85.4% |
5,900 |
South Ayrshire |
77.0% |
76.8% |
25,600 |
South Lanarkshire |
78.6% |
78.3% |
75,500 |
Stirling |
77.9% |
77.8% |
21,500 |
West Dunbartonshire |
74.3% |
75.0% |
21,500 |
West Lothian |
77.5% |
81.2% |
45,100 |
Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas |
59.5% |
58.4% |
130,200 |
Rest of Scotland |
80.4% |
81.5% |
1,117,000 |
Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas |
74.3% |
75.0% |
465,900 |
Other Urban Areas |
78.6% |
78.8% |
375,600 |
Accessible Small Towns |
77.7% |
78.5% |
117,600 |
Remote Small Towns |
80.6% |
80.0% |
46,100 |
Accessible Rural |
82.4% |
84.9% |
163,600 |
Remote Rural |
81.3% |
82.0% |
78,400 |
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