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.


Children living in workless households

The proportion of dependent children aged under 19 years who were living in households where no one was in work was estimated to be 16.2% in 2006.

In 2006, the proportion of children living in workless households in the 15% most deprived areas was estimated to be 44.6%, over four times that for the rest of Scotland at 10.8%.

In terms of urban/rural areas, in 2006, children in large urban areas were more likely to be living in a workless household (an estimated 22.4% of children in large urban areas were living in workless households compare to an estimated 5.4% of children living in remote rural areas).

Table 17: Proportion and level of children living in workless households, 2005-2006

Geography (Residence Based)

2005

2006

Proportion

Proportion

Level
Children

Scotland

16.1%

16.2%

166,900

Local Authority Area

Aberdeen City

11.8%

11.6%

4,100

Aberdeenshire

9.7%

5.9%

3,000

Angus

14.3%

12.4%

2,800

Argyll & Bute

11.4%

9.0%

1,600

Clackmannanshire

24.1%

23.9%

2,400

Dumfries & Galloway

7.1%

9.6%

2,700

Dundee City

21.5%

22.3%

5,900

East Ayrshire

20.8%

17.4%

4,100

East Dunbartonshire

8.2%

10.2%

2,300

East Lothian

9.5%

11.1%

2,400

East Renfrewshire

7.9%

6.8%

1,300

Edinburgh, City of

8.9%

10.4%

8,800

Eilean Siar

*

*

*

Falkirk

14.6%

14.4%

4,200

Fife

19.4%

18.3%

13,700

Glasgow City

33.1%

38.9%

45,800

Highland

6.2%

5.8%

2,300

Inverclyde

16.4%

16.2%

2,700

Midlothian

9.3%

19.0%

3,100

Moray

12.1%

11.1%

2,000

North Ayrshire

15.6%

17.1%

5,000

North Lanarkshire

18.3%

19.8%

14,100

Orkney Islands

*

*

*

Perth & Kinross

12.1%

8.7%

2,300

Renfrewshire

16.0%

12.1%

4,200

Scottish Borders

9.4%

12.6%

2,700

Shetland Islands

*

*

*

South Ayrshire

12.3%

14.1%

3,000

South Lanarkshire

20.1%

15.9%

9,700

Stirling

9.7%

9.5%

1,800

West Dunbartonshire

23.1%

17.4%

3,400

West Lothian

13.2%

13.6%

5,100

Deprivation

15% Most Deprived Areas

44.0%

44.6%

73,100

Rest of Scotland

10.7%

10.8%

93,700

Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold)

Large Urban Areas

21.2%

22.4%

87,300

Other Urban Areas

19.3%

15.8%

49,700

Accessible Small Towns

12.3%

14.8%

14,700

Remote Small Towns

8.6%

9.6%

3,900

Accessible Rural

9.7%

6.4%

8,100

Remote Rural

5.8%

5.4%

3,300

* - Estimate is below reliability threshold (See Annex A for more details).

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