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Scottish Economic Statistics 2000

Table 4.2: Economic activity, Scottish Unitary Authorities1, 1997

Thousands

 

Economic Total Total aged 16 & over

ILO activity economically active

Employment Total in employment

Unemployment ILO unemployed2

Economically Inactive

Rate (%) 16-59/643

Rate (%) 16-59/644

Rate (%) All aged 16+5

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Scotland

4,028

2,492

2,300

192

1,536

77.0

71.0

7.7

Aberdeen, City of

173

117

113

*

56

82.7

79.3

*

Aberdeenshire

174

117

112

*

58

81.1

77.6

*

Angus

85

59

54

*

26

84.3

78.2

*

Argyll & Bute

73

46

43

*

27

78.5

72.4

*

Clackmannanshire

39

21

19

*

18

72.0

65.2

*

Dumfries & Galloway

118

69

63

7

49

78.3

70.4

9.5

Dundee, City of

120

72

66

6

47

74.1

67.7

8.5

East Ayrshire

97

55

47

8

42

72.8

61.9

14.6

East Dunbartonshire

83

54

52

*

29

79.8

76.5

*

East Lothian

67

42

40

*

25

79.1

75.5

*

East Renfrewshire

69

45

44

*

25

83.1

81.6

*

Edinburgh, City of

363

221

208

13

142

76.8

72.2

6.0

Eilean Siar (Western Isles)

23

15

14

*

8

88.0

78.9

*

Falkirk

114

72

67

*

42

79.1

73.8

*

Fife

268

169

155

13

99

78.1

71.9

7.8

Glasgow, City of

484

254

220

34

230

67.1

57.9

13.5

Highland

168

108

101

7

59

79.7

74.3

6.6

Inverclyde

69

43

40

*

26

77.4

72.8

*

Midlothian

60

44

42

*

16

84.8

79.9

*

Moray

64

41

39

*

23

76.0

72.7

*

North Ayrshire

112

66

57

8

46

74.9

65.4

12.6

North Lanarkshire

251

147

133

14

105

72.4

65.4

9.6

Orkney Islands

17

11

11

*

6

80.5

78.9

*

Perthshire & Kinross

104

71

65

*

33

84.5

77.6

*

Renfrewshire

141

90

84

*

51

75.1

70.3

*

Scottish Borders

85

52

48

*

34

82.8

76.5

*

Shetland Islands

18

12

12

*

5

87.5

83.6

*

South Ayrshire

88

59

54

*

29

81.4

75.2

*

South Lanarkshire

239

148

137

12

91

75.3

69.2

7.9

Stirling

65

36

34

*

29

74.8

70.8

*

West Dunbartonshire

79

49

43

*

30

77.6

69.0

*

West Lothian

117

88

84

*

29

84.7

80.4

*

Source: Office for National Statistics

Relationship between columns: 1=2+5; 2=3+4; 8=4/2.
1 Data relate to the period March 1997 to February 1998.
2 Estimate less than 6,000, and therefore not reliable enough to be published.
3 Total economically active as a percentage of all persons in the relevant age group.
4 Total in employment as a percentage of all persons in the relevant age group.
5 Total ILO unemployed as a percentage of all economically active persons.

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