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.
Economic inactivity rates
Table 26:.Working age economic inactivity rates
Geography (Residence Based) |
Jan 2004 - Dec 2004 |
Apr 2004 - Mar 2005 |
Jul 2004 -Jun 2005 |
Oct 2004 -Sep 2005 |
Jan 2005 - Dec 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scotland |
21.0% |
20.9% |
21.1% |
20.9% |
20.8% |
Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City |
19.0% |
17.9% |
17.2% |
17.5% |
16.9% |
Aberdeenshire |
16.4% |
16.7% |
17.2% |
16.8% |
16.0% |
Angus |
20.3% |
19.5% |
19.6% |
18.3% |
18.8% |
Argyll & Bute |
18.9% |
18.7% |
19.5% |
19.5% |
19.1% |
Clackmannanshire |
22.5% |
22.0% |
21.5% |
22.2% |
22.8% |
Dumfries & Galloway |
18.0% |
18.2% |
18.6% |
17.7% |
18.5% |
Dundee City |
24.6% |
23.3% |
22.6% |
24.0% |
23.3% |
East Ayrshire |
23.4% |
24.4% |
24.0% |
24.3% |
24.6% |
East Dunbartonshire |
16.8% |
16.3% |
17.7% |
17.3% |
16.6% |
East Lothian |
19.5% |
18.9% |
18.2% |
18.2% |
18.9% |
East Renfrewshire |
17.4% |
16.7% |
17.6% |
17.3% |
17.2% |
Edinburgh, City of |
20.3% |
19.3% |
20.5% |
19.4% |
19.0% |
Eilean Siar |
16.3% |
16.9% |
16.8% |
17.6% |
16.1% |
Falkirk |
19.3% |
19.6% |
20.2% |
20.4% |
20.1% |
Fife |
18.1% |
19.0% |
19.9% |
18.7% |
19.1% |
Glasgow City |
29.6% |
29.7% |
28.3% |
28.5% |
27.9% |
Highland |
13.9% |
14.1% |
14.9% |
15.9% |
16.3% |
Inverclyde |
25.4% |
25.5% |
25.9% |
24.8% |
24.5% |
Midlothian |
17.0% |
16.1% |
16.8% |
15.3% |
16.3% |
Moray |
19.6% |
20.4% |
19.9% |
19.8% |
20.5% |
North Ayrshire |
25.0% |
23.6% |
22.4% |
22.4% |
22.8% |
North Lanarkshire |
24.5% |
24.9% |
24.7% |
23.7% |
23.4% |
Orkney Islands |
13.5% |
15.4% |
14.7% |
12.8% |
13.5% |
Perth & Kinross |
18.9% |
19.1% |
19.5% |
18.7% |
20.0% |
Renfrewshire |
22.0% |
21.7% |
22.3% |
21.7% |
21.3% |
Scottish Borders |
18.0% |
17.7% |
17.8% |
18.8% |
18.3% |
Shetland Islands |
12.8% |
13.5% |
13.9% |
12.5% |
11.8% |
South Ayrshire |
20.3% |
20.8% |
21.9% |
21.3% |
21.3% |
South Lanarkshire |
20.7% |
20.8% |
21.1% |
21.8% |
21.9% |
Stirling |
19.1% |
19.2% |
20.7% |
20.5% |
20.7% |
West Dunbartonshire |
23.6% |
23.8% |
24.5% |
24.3% |
23.5% |
West Lothian |
17.6% |
18.1% |
18.0% |
19.2% |
20.1% |
Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas |
36.9% |
36.0% |
36.1% |
35.2% |
34.5% |
Rest of Scotland |
18.3% |
18.3% |
18.5% |
18.5% |
18.5% |
Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas |
23.9% |
23.4% |
23.3% |
23.1% |
22.8% |
Other Urban Areas |
20.2% |
20.2% |
20.5% |
20.3% |
20.1% |
Accessible Small Towns |
18.7% |
19.0% |
19.7% |
19.4% |
20.1% |
Remote Small Towns |
17.1% |
16.8% |
17.3% |
18.2% |
18.4% |
Accessible Rural |
18.7% |
19.0% |
19.2% |
18.6% |
18.2% |
Remote Rural |
16.3% |
17.2% |
17.0% |
17.4% |
18.4% |
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