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.


Working age people in employment, education or training ( EET)

The number of working age people in employment, education or training in Scotland was estimated to be 2.518 million in 2006 (80.6% of all working age people).

Table 18 shows the estimated proportion of working age people EET in 2006. The three local authority areas with the lowest estimated proportions were: Glasgow City (72.6%), Clackmannanshire (73.9%) and North Ayrshire (75.6%).

In 2006, the proportion of working age people EET living in the 15% most deprived areas was estimated to be 61.3%, lower than that for the rest of Scotland at 83.9%.

Table 18: Proportion and level of working age people EET, 2005-2006

Geography (Residence Based)

2005

2006

Proportion

Proportion

Level
EET

Scotland

79.7%

80.6%

2,517,500

Local Authority Area

Aberdeen City

83.6%

85.5%

109,900

Aberdeenshire

84.4%

85.2%

120,900

Angus

80.4%

83.8%

53,200

Argyll & Bute

80.7%

84.0%

43,200

Clackmannanshire

75.7%

73.9%

21,100

Dumfries & Galloway

80.8%

82.2%

68,600

Dundee City

78.7%

78.5%

65,200

East Ayrshire

74.1%

75.8%

54,300

East Dunbartonshire

86.1%

85.1%

55,800

East Lothian

82.0%

82.5%

47,000

East Renfrewshire

84.4%

83.0%

47,000

Edinburgh, City of

84.6%

85.2%

251,800

Eilean Siar

85.9%

85.1%

12,200

Falkirk

79.0%

79.5%

71,800

Fife

80.6%

80.6%

176,000

Glasgow City

72.2%

72.6%

270,700

Highland

83.8%

84.7%

103,900

Inverclyde

76.1%

75.9%

37,700

Midlothian

82.5%

83.8%

42,600

Moray

80.4%

82.0%

41,600

North Ayrshire

77.3%

75.6%

61,500

North Lanarkshire

75.3%

76.9%

153,300

Orkney Islands

86.4%

88.7%

10,000

Perth & Kinross

82.7%

83.2%

65,100

Renfrewshire

79.0%

80.8%

83,900

Scottish Borders

82.3%

82.3%

52,200

Shetland Islands

89.3%

90.5%

11,700

South Ayrshire

79.5%

79.2%

51,600

South Lanarkshire

78.8%

81.1%

153,700

Stirling

80.8%

81.4%

44,200

West Dunbartonshire

76.0%

79.0%

45,000

West Lothian

79.5%

83.0%

90,700

Deprivation

15% Most Deprived Areas

61.0%

61.3%

275,300

Rest of Scotland

82.8%

83.9%

2,242,300

Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold)

Large Urban Areas

78.4%

79.0%

975,400

Other Urban Areas

79.7%

80.4%

752,800

Accessible Small Towns

79.4%

80.8%

235,300

Remote Small Towns

81.5%

82.9%

92,100

Accessible Rural

82.6%

84.5%

311,500

Remote Rural

82.7%

83.6%

150,500

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