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.
Table 13 shows the number, and proportion, of those who are inactive but want to work. People who are inactive may have a willingness to work but are not available or able to do so.
In 2005, the proportion of inactive people who wanted to work was highest in West Dunbartonshire local authority area (estimated at 39.5%). West Dunbartonshire also had a relatively high inactivity rate estimate (23.5%).
This pattern of high inactivity and high willingness to work is also apparent when considering the deprivation of areas. In 2005, the proportion of inactive people living in the 15% most deprived areas who wanted to work was estimated to be 37.4%, higher than the estimated rate for the rest of Scotland at 27.5%.
Table 13: Working age economically inactive people by willingness to work, 2004-2005
Geography (Residence Based) |
2004 |
2005 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% Who want to work |
% Who want to work |
Level |
Level |
All Inactive |
|
Scotland |
30.9% |
29.8% |
194,000 |
456,000 |
649,000 |
Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City |
33.2% |
30.6% |
7,000 |
15,000 |
22,000 |
Aberdeenshire |
28.9% |
28.9% |
7,000 |
16,000 |
23,000 |
Angus |
31.4% |
33.7% |
4,000 |
8,000 |
12,000 |
Argyll & Bute |
28.9% |
30.3% |
3,000 |
7,000 |
10,000 |
Clackmannanshire |
35.3% |
35.6% |
2,000 |
4,000 |
6,000 |
Dumfries & Galloway |
30.0% |
29.5% |
5,000 |
11,000 |
15,000 |
Dundee City |
31.0% |
29.2% |
6,000 |
14,000 |
20,000 |
East Ayrshire |
32.8% |
37.5% |
7,000 |
11,000 |
18,000 |
East Dunbartonshire |
25.2% |
25.7% |
3,000 |
8,000 |
11,000 |
East Lothian |
26.8% |
27.7% |
3,000 |
8,000 |
11,000 |
East Renfrewshire |
33.7% |
22.2% |
2,000 |
8,000 |
10,000 |
Edinburgh, City of |
30.9% |
23.7% |
13,000 |
43,000 |
56,000 |
Eilean Siar |
29.5% |
38.0% |
1,000 |
1,000 |
2,000 |
Falkirk |
27.4% |
35.6% |
6,000 |
12,000 |
18,000 |
Fife |
37.6% |
31.2% |
13,000 |
29,000 |
42,000 |
Glasgow City |
37.2% |
37.3% |
39,000 |
65,000 |
104,000 |
Highland |
23.1% |
30.3% |
6,000 |
14,000 |
20,000 |
Inverclyde |
31.0% |
26.5% |
3,000 |
9,000 |
12,000 |
Midlothian |
29.9% |
29.2% |
2,000 |
6,000 |
8,000 |
Moray |
40.6% |
32.3% |
3,000 |
7,000 |
10,000 |
North Ayrshire |
29.5% |
30.7% |
6,000 |
13,000 |
19,000 |
North Lanarkshire |
23.3% |
17.4% |
8,000 |
39,000 |
47,000 |
Orkney Islands |
39.3% |
33.4% |
1,000 |
1,000 |
2,000 |
Perth & Kinross |
29.0% |
26.9% |
4,000 |
11,000 |
16,000 |
Renfrewshire |
23.2% |
26.7% |
6,000 |
16,000 |
22,000 |
Scottish Borders |
23.6% |
24.1% |
3,000 |
9,000 |
12,000 |
Shetland Islands |
35.1% |
32.9% |
1,000 |
1,000 |
2,000 |
South Ayrshire |
29.0% |
28.4% |
4,000 |
10,000 |
14,000 |
South Lanarkshire |
29.1% |
31.5% |
13,000 |
28,000 |
41,000 |
Stirling |
32.7% |
21.5% |
2,000 |
9,000 |
11,000 |
West Dunbartonshire |
34.1% |
39.5% |
5,000 |
8,000 |
13,000 |
West Lothian |
26.0% |
29.2% |
6,000 |
15,000 |
22,000 |
Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas |
35.7% |
37.4% |
57,000 |
96,000 |
153,000 |
Rest of Scotland |
29.3% |
27.5% |
137,000 |
360,000 |
497,000 |
Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas |
31.9% |
30.1% |
84,000 |
195,000 |
279,000 |
Other Urban Areas |
30.5% |
32.0% |
58,000 |
124,000 |
182,000 |
Accessible Small Towns |
30.6% |
26.9% |
18,000 |
48,000 |
66,000 |
Remote Small Towns |
25.1% |
29.6% |
5,000 |
11,000 |
16,000 |
Accessible Rural |
29.8% |
26.6% |
21,000 |
57,000 |
77,000 |
Remote Rural |
29.4% |
29.2% |
9,000 |
21,000 |
30,000 |
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