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.
By gender
The working age employment rate in Scotland was higher for males than females in 2005. The rate for males was estimated at 77.6% compared to an estimate of 72.1% for females. The total number of working age males in employment, in 2005, was estimated at 1.235 million with a further 24,000 over working age in employment. The total number of working age females in employment was estimated at 1.104 million with a further 52,000 over working age in employment.
Table 2 shows that the three local authority areas which had the highest male employment rate estimates in 2005 were: Shetland Islands (88.6%), Orkney Islands (87.1%) and Aberdeenshire (84.6%).
In terms of urban/rural areas, the 2005 male employment rate estimate was lowest in large urban areas (74.2%) and highest in accessible rural areas (83.1%).
Table 2: Male working age employment rates and levels, 2004-2005
Geography (Residence Based) |
2004 |
2005 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Proportion |
Proportion |
Level |
|
Scotland |
77.8% |
77.6% |
1,235,000 |
Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City |
81.6% |
81.0% |
55,000 |
Aberdeenshire |
85.5% |
84.6% |
62,000 |
Angus |
80.0% |
81.5% |
27,000 |
Argyll & Bute |
79.5% |
79.1% |
21,000 |
Clackmannanshire |
76.8% |
78.5% |
11,000 |
Dumfries & Galloway |
82.1% |
82.3% |
36,000 |
Dundee City |
69.5% |
75.4% |
32,000 |
East Ayrshire |
74.6% |
73.8% |
27,000 |
East Dunbartonshire |
84.8% |
83.1% |
28,000 |
East Lothian |
78.4% |
80.0% |
23,000 |
East Renfrewshire |
82.8% |
82.1% |
24,000 |
Edinburgh, City of |
78.8% |
79.2% |
118,000 |
Eilean Siar |
77.1% |
78.1% |
6,000 |
Falkirk |
80.3% |
78.2% |
36,000 |
Fife |
79.2% |
80.5% |
89,000 |
Glasgow City |
66.9% |
67.3% |
124,000 |
Highland |
86.5% |
80.9% |
52,000 |
Inverclyde |
68.5% |
70.0% |
18,000 |
Midlothian |
83.1% |
81.1% |
21,000 |
Moray |
81.1% |
80.2% |
21,000 |
North Ayrshire |
71.4% |
74.4% |
31,000 |
North Lanarkshire |
74.4% |
72.9% |
74,000 |
Orkney Islands |
89.0% |
87.1% |
5,000 |
Perth & Kinross |
82.7% |
82.2% |
33,000 |
Renfrewshire |
75.7% |
76.1% |
40,000 |
Scottish Borders |
84.4% |
82.8% |
27,000 |
Shetland Islands |
88.0% |
88.6% |
6,000 |
South Ayrshire |
75.3% |
77.0% |
26,000 |
South Lanarkshire |
78.4% |
78.6% |
76,000 |
Stirling |
80.1% |
77.9% |
21,000 |
West Dunbartonshire |
72.3% |
74.3% |
21,000 |
West Lothian |
83.3% |
77.5% |
42,000 |
Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas |
56.5% |
59.5% |
129,000 |
Rest of Scotland |
81.2% |
80.4% |
1,106,000 |
Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas |
74.2% |
74.2% |
456,000 |
Other Urban Areas |
78.3% |
78.4% |
361,000 |
Accessible Small Towns |
80.0% |
77.7% |
132,000 |
Remote Small Towns |
82.8% |
81.2% |
35,000 |
Accessible Rural |
82.2% |
83.1% |
182,000 |
Remote Rural |
83.6% |
80.9% |
68,000 |
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