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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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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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