Annual Population Survey in Scotland: A Compendium of Labour Market Statistics 2006

Summary publication of results from the Annual Population Survey 2006, presenting analysis on the labour market, education and training. Results are provided 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 2006, the proportion of inactive people who wanted to work was highest in Inverclyde with 38.1% of those inactive stating that they would like to work. Inverclyde also had a relatively high inactivity rate estimate (22.4%).

This pattern of high inactivity and high willingness to work is also apparent when considering the deprivation of areas. In 2006, the proportion of inactive people living in the 15% most deprived areas who wanted to work was estimated to be 33.5%, higher than the estimated rate for the rest of Scotland at 26.9%.

Table 13: Working age economically inactive people by willingness to work, 2005-2006

Geography (Residence Based)

2005

2006

% Who
want to
work

% Who
want to
work

Level
Want to
Work

Level
Do not Want
to Work

All Inactive

Scotland

29.8%

28.6%

178,500

446,300

624,900

Local Authority Area

Aberdeen City

30.6%

31.0%

6,300

14,100

20,500

Aberdeenshire

28.9%

26.1%

5,800

16,400

22,200

Angus

33.7%

34.0%

3,300

6,300

9,600

Argyll & Bute

30.3%

31.2%

2,700

6,000

8,800

Clackmannanshire

35.6%

33.4%

2,200

4,400

6,600

Dumfries & Galloway

29.5%

22.9%

3,300

11,000

14,200

Dundee City

29.2%

35.7%

6,900

12,400

19,300

East Ayrshire

37.5%

29.5%

4,800

11,500

16,400

East Dunbartonshire

25.7%

31.4%

3,200

7,000

10,200

East Lothian

27.7%

22.3%

2,400

8,200

10,600

East Renfrewshire

22.2%

23.5%

2,400

7,900

10,300

Edinburgh, City of

23.7%

17.1%

9,500

46,200

55,600

Eilean Siar

38.0%

*

*

*

2,200

Falkirk

35.6%

31.6%

4,900

10,700

15,600

Fife

31.2%

28.6%

11,600

29,000

40,600

Glasgow City

37.3%

32.0%

35,600

75,800

111,400

Highland

30.3%

32.2%

7,000

14,800

21,800

Inverclyde

26.5%

38.1%

4,200

6,900

11,100

Midlothian

29.2%

26.0%

1,800

5,200

7,000

Moray

32.3%

29.5%

2,700

6,500

9,200

North Ayrshire

30.7%

34.0%

6,200

12,000

18,200

North Lanarkshire

17.4%

32.3%

14,200

29,800

44,000

Orkney Islands

33.4%

*

*

*

1,800

Perth & Kinross

26.9%

25.4%

3,400

10,100

13,500

Renfrewshire

26.7%

24.3%

5,000

15,500

20,500

Scottish Borders

24.1%

24.6%

2,800

8,500

11,200

Shetland Islands

32.9%

*

*

*

1,400

South Ayrshire

28.4%

23.6%

3,200

10,300

13,500

South Lanarkshire

31.5%

26.2%

9,400

26,400

35,800

Stirling

21.5%

25.4%

2,900

8,600

11,600

West Dunbartonshire

39.5%

28.3%

3,400

8,700

12,100

West Lothian

29.2%

28.9%

5,200

12,800

18,000

Deprivation

15% Most Deprived Areas

38.5%

33.5%

52,500

104,100

156,700

Rest of Scotland

27.1%

26.9%

126,000

342,200

468,200

Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold)

Large Urban Areas

30.0%

28.1%

79,000

202,100

281,100

Other Urban Areas

31.4%

30.4%

52,800

120,600

173,400

Accessible Small Towns

26.5%

27.0%

15,200

40,900

56,100

Remote Small Towns

30.3%

31.4%

6,600

14,400

21,000

Accessible Rural

26.8%

26.0%

15,700

44,800

60,500

Remote Rural

30.6%

28.0%

9,200

23,600

32,800

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