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.


By gender

There were differences in the employment rate estimates for working aged men and women in 2006. The rate for males was higher at 78.3%, compared to an estimate of 73.1% for females. The total number of working age males in employment, in 2006, was estimated at just over 1.247 million with a further 26,300 over working age in employment. The total number of working age females in employment was estimated at nearly 1.118 million with a further 56,400 over working age in employment.

Table 2 shows that the three local authority areas which had the highest male employment rate estimates in 2006 were: Orkney Islands (85.4%), Shetland Islands (85.4%), and Aberdeenshire (85.3%).

In terms of urban/rural areas, the 2006 male employment rate estimate was lowest in large urban areas (75.0%) and highest in accessible rural areas (84.9%).

Table 2: Male working age employment rates and levels, 2005-2006

Geography (Residence Based)

2005

2006

Proportion

Proportion

Level

Scotland

77.6%

78.3%

1,247,200

Local Authority Area

Aberdeen City

81.0%

83.2%

55,900

Aberdeenshire

84.6%

85.3%

63,000

Angus

81.5%

83.3%

27,500

Argyll & Bute

79.1%

83.9%

22,700

Clackmannanshire

78.5%

76.3%

11,100

Dumfries & Galloway

82.3%

81.9%

35,400

Dundee City

75.4%

74.3%

31,400

East Ayrshire

73.8%

73.9%

26,900

East Dunbartonshire

83.1%

82.0%

27,500

East Lothian

80.0%

82.5%

24,100

East Renfrewshire

82.1%

83.3%

24,300

Edinburgh, City of

79.2%

79.9%

119,700

Eilean Siar

78.1%

79.6%

6,200

Falkirk

78.2%

80.5%

36,800

Fife

80.5%

78.9%

88,000

Glasgow City

67.3%

66.5%

123,000

Highland

80.9%

81.6%

52,200

Inverclyde

70.0%

71.5%

17,800

Midlothian

81.1%

84.2%

22,100

Moray

80.2%

81.6%

21,700

North Ayrshire

74.4%

74.2%

30,800

North Lanarkshire

72.9%

76.7%

77,600

Orkney Islands

87.1%

85.4%

5,100

Perth & Kinross

82.2%

83.3%

33,200

Renfrewshire

76.1%

77.2%

40,700

Scottish Borders

82.8%

84.2%

27,500

Shetland Islands

88.6%

85.4%

5,900

South Ayrshire

77.0%

76.8%

25,600

South Lanarkshire

78.6%

78.3%

75,500

Stirling

77.9%

77.8%

21,500

West Dunbartonshire

74.3%

75.0%

21,500

West Lothian

77.5%

81.2%

45,100

Deprivation

15% Most Deprived Areas

59.5%

58.4%

130,200

Rest of Scotland

80.4%

81.5%

1,117,000

Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold)

Large Urban Areas

74.3%

75.0%

465,900

Other Urban Areas

78.6%

78.8%

375,600

Accessible Small Towns

77.7%

78.5%

117,600

Remote Small Towns

80.6%

80.0%

46,100

Accessible Rural

82.4%

84.9%

163,600

Remote Rural

81.3%

82.0%

78,400

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