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.
Ethnicity
In 2005, the working age employment rate estimate for minority ethnic residents of Scotland was 58.7%, compared to 75.3% for white residents.
People with a Disability
The working age employment rate estimate for people with a disability in Scotland was 45.7% in 2005.
In 2005, four out of the 32 local authority areas had an employment rate estimate for people with a disability below 40.0%: Glasgow City (33.4%), North Lanarkshire (36.3%), East Ayrshire (38.3%) and Inverclyde (38.3%).
The employment rate estimate for people with a disability living in the 15% most deprived areas was 28.3% in 2005; nearly half that for the rest of Scotland (51.0%).
Table 4: Working age employment rates and levels for people with a disability, 2004-2005
Geography (Residence Based) |
2004 |
2005 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Proportion |
Proportion |
Level |
|
Scotland |
44.3% |
45.7% |
291,000 |
Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City |
52.4% |
52.4% |
13,000 |
Aberdeenshire |
56.3% |
56.4% |
13,000 |
Angus |
48.2% |
50.9% |
6,000 |
Argyll & Bute |
47.0% |
51.8% |
5,000 |
Clackmannanshire |
45.6% |
41.8% |
3,000 |
Dumfries & Galloway |
50.9% |
51.8% |
9,000 |
Dundee City |
36.4% |
43.1% |
8,000 |
East Ayrshire |
43.3% |
38.3% |
7,000 |
East Dunbartonshire |
55.9% |
56.0% |
5,000 |
East Lothian |
52.1% |
55.5% |
5,000 |
East Renfrewshire |
59.2% |
49.6% |
4,000 |
Edinburgh, City of |
48.7% |
54.0% |
27,000 |
Eilean Siar |
59.6% |
58.8% |
1,000 |
Falkirk |
39.6% |
48.5% |
10,000 |
Fife |
52.8% |
52.6% |
26,000 |
Glasgow City |
31.5% |
33.4% |
31,000 |
Highland |
54.7% |
54.6% |
12,000 |
Inverclyde |
33.2% |
38.3% |
4,000 |
Midlothian |
50.4% |
53.9% |
5,000 |
Moray |
44.8% |
50.4% |
5,000 |
North Ayrshire |
32.9% |
40.5% |
7,000 |
North Lanarkshire |
36.3% |
36.3% |
17,000 |
Orkney Islands |
48.1% |
53.4% |
1,000 |
Perth & Kinross |
51.1% |
51.7% |
7,000 |
Renfrewshire |
42.5% |
46.5% |
11,000 |
Scottish Borders |
55.2% |
54.6% |
7,000 |
Shetland Islands |
58.5% |
50.8% |
1,000 |
South Ayrshire |
45.6% |
43.0% |
5,000 |
South Lanarkshire |
43.7% |
40.8% |
15,000 |
Stirling |
51.8% |
45.4% |
4,000 |
West Dunbartonshire |
39.4% |
40.4% |
5,000 |
West Lothian |
50.0% |
46.0% |
11,000 |
Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas |
24.5% |
28.3% |
41,000 |
Rest of Scotland |
50.4% |
51.0% |
249,000 |
Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas |
39.4% |
42.4% |
110,000 |
Other Urban Areas |
44.7% |
46.2% |
88,000 |
Accessible Small Towns |
47.1% |
46.1% |
31,000 |
Remote Small Towns |
58.3% |
47.6% |
7,000 |
Accessible Rural |
53.4% |
53.7% |
40,000 |
Remote Rural |
50.4% |
51.2% |
14,000 |
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