Annual Population Survey in Scotland 2005
This summary publication presents analysis on the labour market, education and training. Results are presented here at Scotland and sub-Scotland levels.
Unemployment (International Labour Organisation ( ILO) definition)
A total of 136,000 people aged 16 or over were estimated to be unemployed in Scotland in 2005. This was 5.3% of the economically active population.
The unemployment rate estimate in the 15% most deprived areas at 13.3%, was about three times that for the rest of Scotland at 4.3%.
In terms of urban/rural areas, unemployment was most evident in large urban areas (with an estimated rate of 6.2%).
Table 11: ILO unemployment rates and levels (aged 16 or over), 2004-2005
Geography (Residence Based) |
2004 |
2005 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Proportion |
Proportion |
Level |
|
Scotland |
5.4% |
5.3% |
136,000 |
Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City |
5.9% |
5.5% |
6,000 |
Aberdeenshire |
4.9% |
4.4% |
5,000 |
Angus |
4.6% |
4.9% |
3,000 |
Argyll & Bute |
4.2% |
4.6% |
2,000 |
Clackmannanshire |
6.6% |
5.4% |
1,000 |
Dumfries & Galloway |
3.8% |
3.6% |
3,000 |
Dundee City |
9.0% |
6.1% |
4,000 |
East Ayrshire |
6.4% |
7.3% |
4,000 |
East Dunbartonshire |
2.4% |
3.5% |
2,000 |
East Lothian |
5.1% |
3.9% |
2,000 |
East Renfrewshire |
4.0% |
4.0% |
2,000 |
Edinburgh, City of |
5.1% |
4.8% |
12,000 |
Eilean Siar |
5.1% |
4.3% |
1,000 |
Falkirk |
4.5% |
5.0% |
4,000 |
Fife |
4.9% |
5.0% |
9,000 |
Glasgow City |
7.8% |
8.4% |
23,000 |
Highland |
3.7% |
3.3% |
4,000 |
Inverclyde |
7.6% |
6.4% |
2,000 |
Midlothian |
3.5% |
4.9% |
2,000 |
Moray |
3.5% |
3.9% |
2,000 |
North Ayrshire |
9.7% |
6.7% |
4,000 |
North Lanarkshire |
6.3% |
6.9% |
11,000 |
Orkney Islands |
* |
* |
* |
Perth & Kinross |
3.4% |
3.0% |
2,000 |
Renfrewshire |
4.4% |
5.3% |
4,000 |
Scottish Borders |
2.7% |
4.5% |
2,000 |
Shetland Islands |
* |
* |
* |
South Ayrshire |
6.8% |
5.7% |
3,000 |
South Lanarkshire |
4.6% |
5.0% |
8,000 |
Stirling |
5.3% |
4.1% |
2,000 |
West Dunbartonshire |
7.3% |
7.1% |
3,000 |
West Lothian |
4.0% |
4.5% |
4,000 |
Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas |
12.9% |
13.3% |
39,000 |
Rest of Scotland |
4.4% |
4.3% |
96,000 |
Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas |
6.3% |
6.2% |
60,000 |
Other Urban Areas |
5.3% |
5.7% |
42,000 |
Accessible Small Towns |
5.4% |
5.7% |
15,000 |
Remote Small Towns |
3.9% |
3.7% |
3,000 |
Accessible Rural |
3.9% |
3.2% |
11,000 |
Remote Rural |
2.8% |
3.1% |
4,000 |
* - Estimate is below reliability threshold ( See Annex A for more details).
Notes:
1. The denominator for the unemployment rate is economic activity (employed plus unemployed).
2. ONS have produced a new modelling methodology to produce estimates of unemployment level and rate on the International Labour Organisation ( ILO) definition for local authority areas. These modelled estimates are the preferred source of unemployment for local authority areas, more details of this can be found in Annex B.
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