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.


Economic inactivity rates

Table 26: Working age economic inactivity rates

Geography (Residence Based)

Jan 2005 - Dec 2005

Apr 2005 - Mar 2006

Jul 2005 - Jun 2006

Oct 2005 - Sep 2006 Jan 2006 - Dec 2006

Scotland

20.8%

20.7%

20.5%

20.6%

20.0%

Local Authority Area

Aberdeen City

16.9%

17.6%

17.9%

16.8%

15.9%

Aberdeenshire

16.0%

16.6%

16.4%

16.7%

15.7%

Angus

18.8%

18.1%

16.8%

16.5%

15.1%

Argyll & Bute

19.1%

18.4%

18.2%

17.4%

17.1%

Clackmannanshire

22.8%

22.9%

23.8%

23.5%

23.2%

Dumfries & Galloway

18.5%

17.7%

17.2%

17.5%

17.1%

Dundee City

23.3%

23.3%

24.0%

23.8%

23.2%

East Ayrshire

24.6%

23.5%

23.5%

24.1%

22.9%

East Dunbartonshire

16.6%

15.9%

14.5%

14.7%

15.6%

East Lothian

18.9%

18.4%

18.1%

18.7%

18.6%

East Renfrewshire

17.2%

16.8%

17.4%

18.5%

18.3%

Edinburgh, City of

19.0%

19.6%

18.4%

19.2%

18.8%

Eilean Siar

16.1%

14.1%

15.2%

13.5%

15.6%

Falkirk

20.1%

18.3%

17.8%

18.2%

17.3%

Fife

19.1%

17.9%

17.5%

18.3%

18.6%

Glasgow City

27.9%

29.1%

30.2%

30.2%

29.9%

Highland

16.3%

17.4%

17.9%

18.4%

17.8%

Inverclyde

24.5%

24.7%

23.9%

22.2%

22.4%

Midlothian

16.3%

15.6%

14.3%

14.4%

13.7%

Moray

20.5%

19.6%

18.3%

18.2%

18.1%

North Ayrshire

22.8%

22.8%

23.3%

22.9%

22.4%

North Lanarkshire

23.4%

23.2%

22.9%

23.5%

22.1%

Orkney Islands

13.5%

12.6%

12.6%

15.6%

16.1%

Perth & Kinross

20.0%

20.2%

19.0%

18.7%

17.3%

Renfrewshire

21.3%

20.7%

19.9%

20.2%

19.7%

Scottish Borders

18.3%

18.3%

19.0%

18.2%

17.7%

Shetland Islands

11.8%

12.3%

11.4%

11.3%

10.7%

South Ayrshire

21.3%

20.5%

20.4%

20.7%

20.7%

South Lanarkshire

21.9%

21.5%

21.7%

21.0%

18.9%

Stirling

20.7%

20.5%

20.9%

20.8%

21.3%

West Dunbartonshire

23.5%

23.0%

21.9%

20.1%

21.2%

West Lothian

20.1%

19.4%

17.6%

17.3%

16.5%

Deprivation

15% Most Deprived Areas

34.8%

35.5%

35.3%

35.6%

34.9%

Rest of Scotland

18.5%

18.3%

18.1%

18.1%

17.5%

Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold)

Large Urban Areas

22.8%

23.2%

23.1%

23.3%

22.8%

Other Urban Areas

20.0%

19.6%

19.2%

19.1%

18.5%

Accessible Small Towns

20.0%

19.6%

19.3%

19.7%

19.3%

Remote Small Towns

18.8%

19.9%

18.9%

18.6%

18.9%

Accessible Rural

18.3%

17.8%

17.7%

17.6%

16.4%

Remote Rural

18.8%

18.3%

18.5%

18.6%

18.2%

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