SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE

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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